Volta Region

Volta Region
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Location of Volta Region in Ghana
Districts of Volta as of 2004
Country	Ghana
Capital	Ho
Districts	25
Government
• Regional Minister	Helen Ntoso[1]
• Deputy Regional Minister	Francis Kolma Panyaglo
Area
• Total	20,570 km2 (7,940 sq mi)
Area rank	Ranked 5th
Population (2010 Census)
• Total	2,118,252
• Rank	Ranked 7th
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)
• Year	2014
• Per capita	$3,974
GDP (Nominal)
• Year	2014
• Per capita	$1,902
Time zone	GMT
Area code(s)	036
ISO 3166 code	GH-TV

Volta Region is one of Ghana's ten administrative regions, with Ho designated as its capital. It is located west of Republic of Togo and to the east of Lake Volta. It contains twenty five administrative districts with several ethnic groups, such as, the Ewe people who speak the Ewe language, the Guan peoples, and the Akan folks. The Guan peoples include the Lolobi, Likpe, Akpafu, Buem, and Nkonya people etc.; they are however believed to be the foremost Neolithic groups to have settled in the area including the outlying regions.

List of districts

The region has 25 districts consisting of 5 municipal and 20 ordinary districts with all the administrative changes as of December 2012.^[2]

Education

Universities

• University of Health and Allied Sciences
• Evangelical Presbyterian University College

Background

British Togoland shown in pale green

The Volta region was formed by the state union of the former British Togoland which was part of the German protectorate of Togoland. It was administered as part of the Gold Coast by the British and later renamed Trans-Volta Togoland.^[3]

Togoland Congress

The Togoland Congress (TCP) was a political party formed in 1951 to campaign for the unification of the Ewe people in British Togoland and French Togoland as a separate Ewe state. The party was defeated in the May 1956 UN plebiscite in British Togoland, which resulted in the unification of British Trans-Volta Togoland into Akanland (today South Ghana) Dagbon (today North Ghana) including Ga-Adagme and Guans, that creates modern Ghana.^[4]

On 9 May 1956, a vote was conducted to decide the future disposition of British Trans-Volta Togoland and French Togoland. The native and dominant ethnic group, the Ewe people, were divided between the two Togos. 58% of British Trans-Volta Togoland inhabitants voted in favor of state union with the Gold Coast, and the Togo Ewe state was incorporated into Akanland including Ga-Adagme and Guans(South Ghana) and Dagbon (North Ghana) by a state union.^[5]

There was vocal opposition to the incorporation of Togoland into modern Ghana, from the Ewe people who voted (42%) against in British Togoland, as the Ewe wanted the unification of the Ewe people in British Togoland and French Togoland as a separate Ewe state (modern Togo).^[5]

Demographics

The native and largest ethnic group of the Volta Region (Togoland / British Togoland) are the Ewe people who make up 68.5% of the population. They consist of several sub groups such as the Anlo Ewe, Tongu Ewe, Wedome and Avenor Ewe. Other ethnicities include the Guan people (forming 9.2% of the population), the Akan people (8.5%), and the Gurma people (6.5% of the population).^[6]

Moving Forward

Todzie Region is the given name for the new region that is to be curved out from the Volta Region, as a separate region. Todzie Region occupies the entire southern part of Volta Region and was formerly part of the Gold Coast since 1850. According to the Voltarians, if the new region is approved by the current or future government, Keta will be designated as its capital.

List of districts

There are a total of 8 districts consisting of 2 municipal and 6 ordinary districts with all the administrative changes as of December 2012.^[7]

Administration

The Volta region is run by a Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) and a District Assembly. The RCC is made up of the Volta Regional Minister who is the political head and his deputy as well as representatives of the Regional House of Chiefs, the District Chief Executives of the Volta region, the Presiding Members of the 12 Districts Assemblies and representatives of the various decentralized Ministries, Departments and Agencies in the Volta region. Each district is run by a District Assembly.^[8]

Regional Commissioners and Ministers

• Francis Yao Asare
• Lieutenant Commander G.K. Amevor
• F.Q. Amegah
• Francis Agbley
• Modestus Ahiable
• Charles K. Agbenaza
• Kwasi Owusu-Yeboah, 2001 – 2005
• Kofi Dzamesi 2005 – 2009
• Joseph Amenowode, 2009 – 2012
• Henry Ford Kamel, 2012(Deceased)^[9]
• Helen Ntoso, 2012-

Constituencies

The Volta Region has 26 constituencies since the recent December 2012 parliamentary election,^[10] increasing by 4 from the previous 22 which it had during the December 2004 parliamentary election and At the election in December 2000, there were 19 constituencies.

Tourism

Theora video of Tagbo Falls in Hohoe, Hohoe Municipal, Volta region.

Recreation areas

Museum

• Volta Regional Museum

Mountains

• Mount Afadjato
• Mount Adaklu

Other Tourist Attractions

Waterfalls

• Wli Waterfalls
• Tagbo Falls
• Amedzofe Falls
• Biakpa Falls and Caves
• [Kpoeta waterfalls] HO WEST DISTRICT (ASHANTI KPOETA)
• Mount Afajato
• Mount Gemi

Famous native citizens

→9 [ Dr C A Gligui]

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References

External links

• Tourism – Volta Region
• Volta Region from statoids.com
• Volta Region – Districts

	Northern	Northern	Togo
	Lake Volta		Togo
		Volta
	Lake Volta Gulf of Guinea	Gulf of Guinea	Gulf of Guinea Bight of Benin

Districts of the Volta Region Municipal (capital) Ho (Ho) Hohoe (Hohoe) Keta (Keta) Ketu South (Denu) Kpando (Kpandu) Ordinary (capital) Adaklu (Adaklu Waya) Afadzato South (Ve Golokwati) Agotime Ziope (Kpetoe) Akatsi North (Ave Dakpa) Akatsi South (Akatsi) Biakoye (Nkonya Ahenkro) Central Tongu (Adidome) Ho West (Dzolokpuita) Jasikan (Jasikan) Kadjebi (Kadjebi) Ketu North (Dzodze) Krachi East (Dambai) Krachi Nchumuru (Chindiri) Krachi West (Kete Krachi) Nkwanta North (Kpassa) Nkwanta South (Nkwanta) North Dayi (Afnfoega) North Tongu (Battor Dugame) South Dayi (Kpeve) South Tongu (Sogakope)

Coordinates: 7°00′N 0°30′E / 7.000°N 0.500°E / 7.000; 0.500