Bame is a village in the

Ho West District Ho West District is one of the eighteen districts in Volta Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Ho District on 10 March 1989, until the western part was split off to create Ho West District on 28 June 2012; thus the ...

of 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 ...

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 ...

Location

Bame is located just before the junction of one of the main roads running north to south in the region. After Bame, one branch goes left and over the Akwapim Togo mountain range to

Kpeve Kpeve is a small town located in the Volta Region of Ghana and divided into Kpeve Old Town, which is part of the Afadjato South District and Kpeve New Town which is part of the South Dayi District, the administrative district capital of South D ...

where one could go south to the Peki Traditional Area or northwards towards

Kpandu Kpando is a town and capital of Kpando Municipal District in the northern Volta Region of Ghana. It is near the north eastern arm of Lake Volta and the Togo border. Kpando is the fifty-fourth most populous place in Ghana, in terms of population, ...

and Hohoe.

Neighbours

Its nearest neighbour is

Wegbe Kpalime Wegbe Kpalime is a village located in the South Dayi District of the Volta Region of Ghana. History The people of the Kpalime Traditional Area are believed to have migrated to their present locations from Notsé, Notsie in Togo. This was to escap ...

which is about a kilometre south east of Bame. Other towns beyond Bame in a southwesterly direction are Avenui,

Nkwanta Nkwanta is a town and is the District capital of Nkwanta South Municipal District, a municipal in the Oti Region of Ghana. Education Nkwanta is currently known for numerous basic schools and 4 major second-cycle institutions namely; Nkwanta Seni ...

, Anyirawasi and

Tsito Tsito is a town in the Volta Region of Ghana. Tsito means 'by water' or 'by the river' In the Ewe language, Eʋe language. It is also a settlement discovered after a migratory exploit of its founders, when they were trying to erect a police post ...

. Sokode-Etoe is to the south east. To the east are Ho the Volta Regional capital, Matse, and Akoefe. Places towards the north east are Kpale,

Hlefi Hlefi is a village in the Ho West District of the Volta Region of Ghana. It is located on the eastern side of the Akwapim Togo mountain range. It is between Anfoeta Gbogame to the south and Kpale Kpalime to the north. Dzolokpuita, the district ...

, Anfoeta, Dzolokpuita, the district capital, about away and Kpedze. The Akwapim Togo mountain range forms the immediate western border of Bame. Over on the other side of the mountains to the west are Kpeve, capital of the

South Dayi District South Dayi District is one of the eighteen districts in Volta Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Kpando District on 10 March 1989, until the southern part of the district was split off by a decree of president John ...

. Further to the west is the

Volta Lake Lake Volta, the largest artificial reservoir in the world based on surface area, is contained behind the Akosombo Dam which generates a substantial amount of Ghana's electricity. It is completely within the country of Ghana and has a surface area ...

. Places to the north include Have Etoe, Anfoega and Kpandu.

People

The indigenous people of Bame are the Ewe. Bame is one of the villages that make up the Awudome Traditional Area.

Administration

The head of the Ho West District is the Chief Executive who is appointed by the

President of Ghana The president of the Republic of Ghana is the elected head of state and head of government of Ghana, as well as commander-in-chief of the Ghana Armed Forces. The current president of Ghana is Nana Akufo-Addo, who won the 2020 presidential elec ...

. The current head since January 2017 is Ernest Victor Apau. The King (Fia) of Bame is currently Togbe Atia Yao VIII.

References

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External links and sources

South Dayi District Official website
Populated places in the Volta Region