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The proportion of urban to total population is 36.3 per cent, with the three most urbanised districts being Shama-Ahanta East (100%), Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai (37.5%) and Wassa West (35.6%). Females constitute 49.2 per cent of the population, translating into a sex ratio of 103.4. The population density is 80.5 persons per square kilometre. The population is relatively young, with over 40 per cent within the age group 0-14, and a dependency ratio of 88.3 per cent. With a population growth rate of 3.2, the region’s population is expected to double by 2020. The population of the region is 1,924,577, constituting about 10 per cent of the total population of the country. The southernmost part of Ghana lies in the region, at Cape Three Points near Busua, in the Ahanta West District. It is bordered on the east by the Central Region, to the west by the Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire), to the north by Ashanti and Brong-Ahafo Regions, and to the south by the Gulf of Guinea. It is also the wettest part of Ghana with an average rainfall of 1,600mm per annum. The region has about 75 per cent of its vegetation within the high forest zone of Ghana, and lies in the equatorial climatic zone that is characterized by moderate temperatures. The Western Region covers an area of approximately 2,3 91 square kilometres, which is about 10 per cent of Ghana’s total land area.