Adaklu District is one of the eighteen districts in

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. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger

Adaklu-Anyigbe District Adaklu-Anyigbe District is a former district that was located in Volta Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Ho District on 10 March 1989, until the southern part was split off to create Adaklu-Anyigbe District on 13 Au ...

on 13 August 2004, until the western part of the district was split off to create Adaklu District on 28 June 2012; thus the remaining part has been renamed as Agotime-Ziope District (under the then-president

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government). The district assembly is located in the central part of Volta Region and has Adaklu Waya as its capital town.

Administration

The district is headed by a District Chief Executive appointed by the

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in consultation with the local District Assembly. The Assembly consists of elected representatives. The district is represented in the

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by the

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for the

Adaklu Adaklu is a town in the Adaklu District of Volta Region of Ghana. The town is known for the Adaklu Commercial Secondary School. The school is a second cycle institution. References Mountain Adaklu Behind Ho Districts of Volta Region States and territories established in 2012 {{VoltaRegion-geo-stub