Ho, Ghana
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Ho is a city in southeast Ghana and is the capital of the Volta Region. It lies near Mount Adaklu and is home to a museum, a cathedral and a large prison. The language spoken is mainly Ewe.
The city arose from the union of the villages of Bankoe, Dome, Ahoe, Hliha and Heve. Later on, suburbs such Fiave, Deme (originally part of Taviepe, also in the Ho municipality) began to develop.
Ho was a part of the German colony of Togoland until World War I when it was occupied by the British. Ho later became the capital of the League of Nations mandate of British Togoland until that entity's incorporation into the British Gold Coast colony, which subsequently became Ghana.
Unlike the capital of Ghana, Accra, Ho seems like a village that has swollen into a city. While in central parts the roads are paved, those roads outside are not.
The city is home to three hospitals, including the Volta Regional Hospital, completed in the year 2000 with a loan from the British Government. There are also numerous clinics available in the city.
Ho is noted for a lively and huge open market that attracts people from all over Ghana and Togo. There are numerous churches, including the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ho. These buildings have been subject to numerous acts of vandalism from local Islamic fundamentalist groups.[1]
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