Adafienu is a coastal community located in the
Volta Region
Volta Region (or Volta) is one of Ghana's sixteen administrative regions, with Ho designated as its capital. It is located west of Republic of Togo and to the east of Lake Volta. Divided into 25 administrative districts, the region is multi-et ...
of
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
near
Denu
Denu is a small town which is the capital of Ketu South Municipal, a district on the south-eastern corner of the Volta Region of Ghana, next to Aflao the border town with Togo
Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République t ...
. Citizens of Adefienu are noted for fishing in the
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ...
, in May 2007 the fishermen caught a large fish measuring 4.2 metres long, 1.2 metres wide a meter high.
Notable people
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Seth Anthony
Major Seth Kobla Anthony (15 June 1915 – 20 November 2008) was a Ghanaian soldier and diplomat. He was the first black African-born soldier to be commissioned as an officer
An officer is a person who has a position of authority in a hierarc ...
References
Populated places in the Volta Region
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