DEMOGRAPHIC
Located in the South –Western centre of Ghana, the Central Region shares boundary with the Ashanti Region in the North, Eastern Region to the North-East, Greater Accra Region to the South-East and on the West by the Western Region. It is bounded to the south by the Gulf of Guinea. The region has a coastline of 150Km, and is the longest coastline in Ghana. It is one of the smallest regions in Ghana, only bigger than Upper East and the Greater Accra Regions.
LOCATION OF OTHER OFFICE BRANCHES
- Seventeen (17) administrative Metropolis/Municipalities/districts prevail. The largest is Assin North with a land area of 2,375 km2 and the smallest being Cape Coast/ Efutu. The details of the districts are as indicated below.
| NO. | Municipal/District/Metropolis | Capital |
| COASTAL SAVANNA | ||
| Cape Coast | Cape Coast | |
| Komenda/Edina/ Eguafo/Abrem | Elmina | |
| Effutu | Winneba | |
| Awutu-Senya | Awutu Breku | |
| TRANSITIONAL | ||
| Mfantseman | Saltpond | |
| Gomoa West | Apam | |
| Gomoa East | Afransi | |
| FOREST | ||
| Ajumako-Enyan-Essian (AEE) | Ajumako | |
| Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese (AAK) | Abura Dunkwa | |
| Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa(AOB) | Breman Asikuma | |
| Agona West | Agona Swedru | |
| Agona East | Nsaba | |
| Assin North | Assin Fosu | |
| Assin South | Nsuaem-Kyekyewere | |
| Twifo-Hemang-Lower Denkyira (THLD) | Twifo Praso | |
| Upper Denkyira East | Dunkwa-On-Offin | |
| Upper Denkyira West | Diaso |
WEATHER
The Temperature is generally high and ranges between 24oC and 34o C
Rainfall: The region has a bi-modal rainfall pattern averaging 800 mm to 1500 mm with the coast having the least. The major season spans April to July and the minor, September to November.
Relative Humidity: Pictorial view of rainfall distribution. It has a relative humidity of between 50% and 85%.
LAND USE
9,830 km2, 4.1% of the Total land area of Ghana. Total cultivable land area is estimated at 7,864 km2 (about 80% of the Region’s Total Land Area).
However, only 3,932 km2 (40% of the Region’s Land area) is under cultivation.
Agricultural Land Base
| Total Land Area | 9,830 km2 i. e. 983000 ha |
| Agricultural Land Area | 7,864 km2i. e. 786400 ha |
| Population | 1,593,823 |
| Farming Population | 371,703 |
| Per Capita Land Area (1/3) | 0.6 |
| Per Capita Agric. Land Area (2/3) | 0.5 |
| Agric. Land Area per Farm Worker (2/4) | 0.47 |
| Agric. Land Availability Coefficient (2/1) | 0.8 |
| Area under Cultivation | 393,200 ha |
| Farming Intensity Coefficient (9/2) | 0.5 |