Keta Municipal 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 ...

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. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 when it was known as

Keta District Keta Municipal District is one of the eighteen districts in Volta Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 when it was known as Keta District, which was created from the former Anlo District Council, until it was ...

, which was created from the former

Anlo District Anlo 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 three new district assemblies: Keta District (capita ...

Council, until it was elevated to municipal district assembly status on 1 November 2007 (effectively 29 February 2008) to become Keta Municipal District. However on 19 February 2019, the western part of the district was split off to create

Anloga District Anloga District is one of the eighteen districts in Volta Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Keta District on 10 March 1989, which was created from the former Anlo District Council. However on 19 February 2019, the ...

; thus the remaining part has been retained as Keta Municipal District. The municipality is located in the southeast part of Volta Region and has

Keta Keta is a coastal town in the Volta Region of Ghana. It is the capital of the Keta Municipal District. Keta was an important trading post between the 14th and the late 20th centuries. The town attracted the interest of the Danish, because they f ...

as its capital town.

Boundaries

Keta Municipal District is bounded by: * the

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to the east and south, *

River Volta The Volta River is the main river system in the West African country of Ghana. It flows south into Ghana from the Bobo-Dioulasso highlands of Burkina Faso. The main parts of the river are the Black Volta, the White Volta, and the Red Volta. In ...

and

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 ...

to the west, *

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to the north and northwest, and *

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

to the northeast.

Villages

In addition to Keta, the capital and administrative centre, Anloga (Angloga) , Anyako and

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are the only towns, Keta Municipal District contains the following villages: * Abonokofe (village) *

(town) * Agbatsivi (village) * Agobledokui (village) * Agortoe (village) * Agovinu (village) * Akplorlortorkor (village) *

Anlo Afiadenyigba Anlo Afiadenyigba is a town in the Volta Region of Ghana. The town is located on the eastern part of the Keta Lagoon. History The people of Afiadenyigba are descendants of the Anlo Ewe groups who settled in Anloga. The Anlo ancestors migrated ...

(village) *

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 ...

(town) * Anyako (town) *

Anyanui Anyanui is a village in Keta Municipal District, Ghana. Anyanui is connected to Ada Foah by a ferry which runs every Wednesday, calling at a number of other villages on the way. Anyanui is subject to coastal erosion Coastal erosion is t ...

(village) * Asadame (village) *

Atiavi Atiavi is a town in the Volta Region of Ghana. The town is known for the Atiavi Secondary Technical School. The school is a second cycle The second (symbol: s) is the unit of time in the International System of Units (SI), historically def ...

(village) * Atiteti / Antititi (village) * Atito / Achito (village) * Atorkor (village) * Bomigo (village) * Bleamezado (village) *

Dzelukope Dzelukope is a town located near Keta in the Volta Region of Ghana. Victoria Agbotui, mother of Jerry John Rawlings, was born in Dzelukope in 1919. Education Some notable educational institutions located at Dzelukope: * Keta Senior High Techni ...

(village) * Dzita (village) * Dzita-Agbledomi (village) * Fuveme (village) * Galo-Sota (village) * Gbetuinu (village) * Hatorgodo (village) * Horvi(village) * Kedzi (village) * Salo (village) * Sasieme (village) *

Seva, Ghana Seva, Ghana is located in the Keta Lagoon in the Keta district now Municipal of Ghana. Seva is one of the islands forming the archipelago of the Keta Lagoon. It covers an area of approximately 2.7 square miles. This island is important as a bird- ...

, Seva (village) * Srogbe (village) * Tegbi (village) * Trekume (village) * Tregui (village) * Tsiame (village) * Tunu (village) * Vodza (village) * Weme (village) * Woe (village) *

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(village)

Geography

Climate

Tropical savanna climates have monthly mean temperature above 18 °C (64 °F) in every month of the year and typically a pronounced dry season, with the driest month having precipitation less than 60mm (2.36 in) of precipitation. The

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subtype for this climate is " Aw". (Tropical Savanna Climate).Climate Summary for Ada Foah (closest city on record with accurate data for the Keta Municipal District)
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Sources

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Keta Municipal District on GhanaDistricts.com

External links

Keta Municipal District Official Website

References

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