South Tongu 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- ...

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

Tongu District Tongu 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 two new district assemblies: South Tongu District (ca ...

Council, which was established by Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 1466. The district assembly is located in the southwest part of Volta Region and has Sogakope as its capital town.

Geography

There are many streams in South Tongu District. The prominent ones are the Chinni and the Todzi. The

Volta River The Volta River is the main river system in the West African country of Ghana. It flows south into Ghana from the Bobo-Dioulasso highlands of Burkina Faso. The main parts of the river are the Black Volta, the White Volta, and the Red Volta. ...

runs to the west of this district.

Boundaries

South Tongu District is bounded by: * the Lake Volta to the west and south west, *

North Tongu District North Tongu District is one of the eighteen districts in Volta Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger and original North Tongu District on 10 March 1989, with Adidome as its capital town, which was created from the forme ...

to the north-west, *

Akatsi South District Akatsi South District is one of eighteen districts in Volta Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Akatsi District on 10 March 1989, which was created from the former Anlo District Council, until the northern part of the ...

to the north-east, and * Keta District to the south.

External links

*
GhanaDistricts.com

South Tongu District Official Website

References

Districts of Volta Region {{VoltaRegion-geo-stub