Peki is a town in the

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in the

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. It comprises eight subtowns, each with a subchief - Tsame, Avetile, Afeviwofe, Blengo, Dzake, Wudome, Dzobati and Adzokoe. All of these subchiefs swear allegiance to a paramount chief known as Deiga. The current paramount chief is Deiga Kwadzo Dei XII. The town is known for the Peki Secondary School, the E.P Seminary and the government training college GOVCO. The school is a

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institution.

History

Kwadzo Dei Tutu Yao II invited Reverend Lorenz Wulf of the

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to Peki. Wulf arrived on November 14, 1847, a date which is celebrated for the foundation of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Ghana. In 1848 he founded a school. Wulf provided a description of Peki:

Institutions

* Peki Government Hospital * Peki College of Education * Peki Senior High School

References

Populated places in the Volta Region {{VoltaRegion-geo-stub