Ketu District is a former district that was located 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- ...
,
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, 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. However on 29 February 2008, it was split off into two new districts:
Ketu South 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 Distric ...
(which it was elevated to municipal district assembly status on 28 June 2012; capital:
Denu) and
Ketu North District (which it was also elevated to municipal district assembly status on 15 March 2018; capital:
Dzodze
Dzodze is a small town, the capital and administrative centre of Ketu North District, Ketu North Municipality, a Districts of Ghana, district in the south eastern corner of the Volta Region of Ghana. From the Exodus of the Ewe people, some of ...
).
The district assembly was located in the southeast part of Volta Region and had
Denu as its capital town.
References
External links
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GhanaDistricts.com*
Districts of Volta Region
States and territories disestablished in 2008
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