Anlo Afiadenyigba is a town 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
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. The town is located on the eastern part of the
Keta Lagoon
Keta Lagoon, also called Anlo-Keta lagoon, is the largest of the over 90 lagoons that cover the 550 km stretch of the coastline of Ghana. This lagoon is 126.13 km in length. It is located in the eastern coast of Ghana and separated from ...
.
History
The people of Afiadenyigba are descendants of the
Anlo Ewe
The Anlo Ewe are a sub-group of the Ewe people of approximately 6 million people, inhabiting southern Togo, southern Benin, southwest Nigeria, and south-eastern parts of the Volta Region of Ghana; meanwhile, a majority of Ewe are located in the ...
groups who settled in
Anloga
Anloga, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is a town in Keta District of the Volta Region in southeast Ghana. It lies east of the Volta River and just south of the Keta Lagoon.
Education
* Keta Senior High Technical School
* A ...
. The Anlo ancestors migrated from
Notsie in central
Togo
Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its c ...
in the mid –seventeenth century (''Between the sea and the lagoon''). The Anlo ancestors established several small settlements on the southern and northern shores of the Keta Lagoon. Afiadenyigba is on the northern part.
The conflicts between the Anlo and Keta led to war in 1792 and Keta was razed to the ground. The people of Keta migrated east and founded the Somey State with Agbozume as its traditional capital, on some on land granted to them by Klikor. It was at this time that Salu also went to ask land from the Klikor people to settle on.
Etymology
Ewe adage: Afia de nyigba megbea ameade madi o
To wit: No land rejects a dead body.
Occupation
Most of the inhabitants are fisher folk who fish in the Keta Lagoon. The women trade in fried fish between Ghana and Togo. Some of the men are
kente
Kente ( ak, kente or ''nwetoma''; ee, kete; Dagbani: Chinchini) refers to a Ghanaian textile, made of handwoven cloth, strips of silk and cotton. Historically the fabric was worn in a toga-like fashion by royalty among ethnic groups such as the ...
weavers who sell their work in
Agbozume
Agbozume or Klikor-Agbozume is a town in Ketu Municipal District in the Volta Region of southeastern 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 A ...
market.
Music
Afiadenyigba has been noted for learning and performing many music dances. Fishermen who traveled out to Benin, Togo or Nigeria learnt many dances which they brought to the town. They go to other towns to teach such drums as Gahu Dance
A music and dance group found in the area is the Gadzo Group
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Ghana
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.
Education
The town has the Anlo Afiadenyigba Secondary School.
The school is a
second cycle
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institution.
Chiefs of Afiadenyigba
There are seven chiefs in the town. These are as follows.
Local Government Representation
The town has three assembly members which represent the town at the Keta Municipal Assembly. These are as follows
References
5 Felix Kuadugah-contributor, Etymology of Anlo Afiadenyigba
Populated places in the Volta Region
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