Ketu South Municipal Assembly formerly Ketu South 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 it was formerly part of the then-larger

Ketu District Ketu District is a former district that was located in Volta Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly on 10 March 1989, which was created from the former Anlo District Council. However on 29 February 2008, it was split of ...

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, until the northern part of the district was split off to create Ketu North District on 29 February 2008; thus the remaining part has been renamed as

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 District ...

. It was later elevated to municipal district assembly status on 28 June 2012 to become Ketu South Municipal District. The municipality is located in the southeast part of Volta Region and has

Denu Denu is a small town which is the capital of Ketu South Municipal, a district on the south-eastern corner of the Volta Region of Ghana, next to Aflao the border town with Togo Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République t ...

as its capital town. The Municipality is known be the largest Kente Production Hub in Ghana.

Geography

Coconut trees in Ketu south municipality

The district is bonded by

Togo Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its c ...

to the east, the

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to the south,

Keta Municipal 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 ...

to the west and Ketu North District to the north.

Settlements

The largest settlements in the district are

Aflao Aflao is a town in Ketu South District in the Volta Region on Ghana's border with Togo. Aflao is the twenty-eighth most populous settlement in Ghana, in terms of population, with a population of 96,550 people. In the 18th century, Aflao served a ...

, Avoeme,

Klikor Klikor is a town in the Volta Region of Ghana. The town is known for the Klikor Secondary Technical School. The main occupations of the people of Klikor are farming, (Kente) weaving, fishing and salt mining. The Klikors celebrate a festival cal ...

, Pernyi, and

Agbozume Agbozume or Klikor-Agbozume is a town in Ketu Municipal District in the Volta Region of southeastern 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 A ...

. Other settlements include

Salakope Salakope is a community in the Ketu South District in 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 ...

, Adina, Denu, Sonuto, Blekusu, Adafienu, Nogokpoe,

Agavedzi Agavedzi is a community in the Ketu South District in 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 ...

and Amutsinu.

Elections

In the 2016 general elections, this constituency has been listed as the topmost one by voter population with over 141,698 registered voters.

References

Districts of Volta Region States and territories disestablished in 2008 {{VoltaRegion-geo-stub