Kete Krachi is the capital of the
Krachi West District
Krachi West District is one of the eight districts in Oti Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Krachi District on 10 March 1989, which was established by Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 1501, until the eastern part of th ...
, in the western part of the
Oti Region
The Oti Region is one of the six newly created regions of Ghana in December 2018. The region was carved out of the northern part of the Volta Region and will be in fulfillment of a campaign promise made by New Patriotic Party. Prior to the 2016 ...
of
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 ...
, adjacent to
Lake Volta. Kete Krachi is connected by a
ferry to the town of
Kwadjokrom
Kwadjokrom is a small town and is the capital of Sene District in the Bono Eat region of Ghana. Kwadjokrom is in the east of Bono East region, and is situated by Lake Volta. Kwadjokrom is connected by road highway to Ejura and Yeji.Roger Numet ...
, and by road to
Bimbila
Bimbilla is the capital town of Nanumba North District, a district in the Northern Region of Ghana. It is located in the East of the region, and is near the Oti River.
History
Bimbila was founded by Naa Mnantambo (son of Na Gbewa) after movin ...
and
Dambai
Dambai is a city in Ghana and the administrative capital of the newly created Oti Region.
Geography
Location
Dambai is the capital of the Oti Region. It is located on the eastern side of the Oti River, a tributary of the Volta Lake. It was decl ...
. Kete Krachi is the seventy-second most populous
settlement
Settlement may refer to:
*Human settlement, a community where people live
*Settlement (structural), the distortion or disruption of parts of a building
* Closing (real estate), the final step in executing a real estate transaction
*Settlement (fin ...
in Ghana, in terms of population, with a population of 11,788 people.
Climate
References
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Populated places in the Oti Region