The Western Region is located in south-western Ghana, with its capital in Takoradi. It is bordered on the west by the Western North Region and Ivory Coast, on the east by the Central Region and the Gulf of Guinea on the south.
The region is home to the country's southernmost location, Cape Three Points, where crude oil was discovered in commercial quantities in June 2007.
The National highway 1 (N1) pass through the region. National highways are class of roads and highways that form the trunk routes between major urban centres.
The Blackspots within the region include:
- Christ the King Junction
- Estate Road
- Effiakuma
- Tanokrom Traffic light
- Windy Ridge Road Junction
- Atwereboanda Junction
- Daboase Junction
- Shama Junction
- Nsuaem
- Benso Junction
- Health Centre Junction, Nsueam
