Central Tongu District is one of the eighteen districts in

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 ...

. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly on 10 March 1989 when it was known as the first

North Tongu District North Tongu District is one of the eighteen districts in Volta Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger and original North Tongu District on 10 March 1989, with Adidome as its capital town, which was created from the forme ...

, with

Adidome Adidome is a small town and is the capital of Central Tongu district, a district in the Volta Region of Ghana. According to the Ghana Statistical Service 2010 Population and Housing Census, the population of Adidome was 7,587. Geography The Volt ...

as its capital town, which was created from the former

Tongu District Tongu District is a former district council that was located in Volta Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1975. However on 10 March 1989, it was split off into two new district assemblies: South Tongu District (ca ...

Council, However on 28 June 2012, the western part of the district was split off to create a new

, with Battor Dugame as its capital town, which was established by Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 2081; thus the remaining part has been renamed as Central Tongu District, with

as its capital town, which was established by Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 2077. The district assembly is located in the southwest part of Volta Region and has

as its capital town.

History

Central Tongu District was first established in 1989 as Adidome District. The name was later changed into North Tongu District as the district's inhabitants pushed for a more unifying name for the district. The district's current member of parliament is Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the former deputy minister for education in charge of tertiary.

Geography

The district is bordered to the north by

Adaklu District Adaklu District is one of the eighteen districts in Volta Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Adaklu-Anyigbe Districton 13 August 2004, until the western part of the district was split off to create Adaklu District on ...

and

Agotime Ziope District Agotime-Ziope District is one of the eighteen districts in Volta Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Adaklu-Anyigbe District on 13 August 2004, until the western part of the district was split off to create Adaklu D ...

, to the east by

Akatsi South District Akatsi South District is one of eighteen districts in Volta Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Akatsi District on 10 March 1989, which was created from the former Anlo District Council, until the northern part of the ...

, to the south by

South Tongu District South Tongu District is one of the eighteen districts in Volta Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly on 10 March 1989, which was created from the former Tongu District Council, which was established by Legislative Inst ...

, and to the west by

and

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 ...

. According to the 2010 census, the population of the district is 59,411, with 27,790 males and 31,621 females.

References

Districts of Volta Region {{VoltaRegion-geo-stub