The Kpalime Traditional Area is located mainly in the South Dayi District of the Volta Region of

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. This area originally was located partly within the

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of the Volta Region but with the creation of new districts in 2004, it now falls within the South Dayi District.

People

This traditional area includes the inhabitants of Wegbe,

Kpale Kpalime Kpaleis a village located in the Ho West District of the Volta Region of Ghana. It is one of the towns of the Kpalime Traditional Area. Location Kpale is located to the north of Bame. To the north are Hlefi and Anfoeta Gbogame. Kpale lies on th ...

, Todome Kpalime, Tsatee Kpalime,

Tongor Kaira Tongor Kaira is a village located in the South Dayi District of the Volta Region of Ghana. Location Kaira is located to the east of the Volta lake. It is just to the west of the Akwapim-Togo mountains which extend from the south east of Ghana th ...

, To Kpalime, Hiama Kpalime and

Kpalime Duga Kpalime Duga is a village located in the South Dayi District of the Volta Region of Ghana. Location The nearest towns to Duga include To Kpalime to the north. This is also one of the towns in the Kpalime Traditional Area. To the east are the Pe ...

villages. They all belong to the Ewe ethnic group of Ghana. The main village or capital in this group is Kpalime Duga. The head of the Kpalime Traditional Area is the king or

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with the title of ''Togbega'' (meaning Paramount King in Ewe).

Neighbours

One of the main neighbouring Traditional Areas include Peki with which it has close relations. Other neighbours of the Kpalime Traditional area include

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which lies just inside the

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on the border with the Volta Region and Boso which is populated by the

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in the Asuogyaman District.

Leaders

Currently the Paramount Chief of Kpalime Traditional Area is Emmanuel Mawuyram Osae whose official name is Togbega Atigbladza Agbi Yao VIII. He is also the Chief of Kpalime Duga. The position had been vacant for about five years until he was installed in April 2019 at Kpalime Duga. The Dufia of Wegbe Kpalime, Togbe Adza Wiah Kwesi II acted as paramount chief during that period.

Kpalikpakpa zã

The inhabitants celebrate an annual

Kpalikpakpa zã The Kpalikpakpa zã or Kpalikpakpa festival is an annual festival celebrated by the chiefs and people of the Kpalime Traditional Area located in the Volta Region of Ghana. The name of the festival is derived from an appellation in Ewe which is " ...

or Kpalikpakpa festival usually in December, commemorating the valour of their ancestors during their migration from Notsie in

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. This festival was only instituted in 1997. The main celebration rotates between the various villages annually. The 19th edition was at Wegbe Kpalime in October 2016. The theme for the celebration was "Education , Key to Development". It also involved a pilgrimage to Kpalimé,

. The 23rd edition was celebrated at Duga in November 2019 under the theme "Accelerating development through peace and unity". During the festival, the Paramount chief highlighted the development challenges in the area to government.

Girls empowerment

In 2016, the Kpalime Traditional Area set up a panel made up of seven eminent persons from the area to support the girls empowerment club, Unique Club after the withdrawal of Women in Law & Development in Africa due to financial reasons. They were

Woyiram Boakye-Danquah Woyram Boakye-Danquah is an Administrator and the former District Chief Executive of the South Dayi District in the Volta Region of Ghana. Boakye-Danquah worked in various administrative roles prior to engaging in politics. She was nominated by P ...

, District Chief executive of the South Dayi District from 2005 to 2009, Kumah Asamoah based in the United States, an engineer and businessman, Felix Lartey, a Transport magnate, Bertha Ansah Djan, Felix Sedem Addae and Wellington Cofie, both engineers, and Jessie Jacintho, a banker.

Notes

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