Volta Region (or Volta) is one of

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's sixteen administrative regions, with Ho designated as its

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. It is located west of

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and to the east of Lake Volta. Divided into 25 administrative districts, the region is multi-ethnic and multilingual, including groups such as the Ewe, the

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, and the

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peoples. The Guan peoples include the

Lolobi Lolobi is a town in the Volta Region of Ghana. The town is known for the St. Mary's Seminary Secondary. The school is a second cycle The second (symbol: s) is the unit of time in the International System of Units (SI), historically defined ...

, Likpe,

Akpafu Akpafu-Mempeasem is a town in the Volta Region of Ghana. The town is known for the Akpafu Secondary Technical School. The school is a second cycle institution. References

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

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, and

Nkonya Nkonya is a town in the Oti Region of Ghana. As a state, it consists of nine towns namely Ahenkro, Asakyiri, Betenase, Kadjebi, Ntsumuru, Ntumda, Tayi, Tepo and Wurupong. The town is known for the Nkonya Senior High School. The school is a second ...

(now part of Oti region) people. This region was carved out of the Volta Region in December 2018 by the New Patriotic Party.

Background

The Volta region was formed by the

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of the former

British Togoland British Togoland, officially the Mandate Territory of Togoland and later officially the Trust Territory of Togoland, was a territory in West Africa, under the administration of the United Kingdom, which subsequently entered into union with Ghan ...

which was part of the

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protectorate of

Togoland Togoland was a German Empire protectorate in West Africa from 1884 to 1914, encompassing what is now the nation of Togo and most of what is now the Volta Region of Ghana, approximately 90,400 km2 (29,867 sq mi) in size. During the period kn ...

. It was administered as part of the

Gold Coast Gold Coast may refer to: Places Africa * Gold Coast (region), in West Africa, which was made up of the following colonies, before being established as the independent nation of Ghana: ** Portuguese Gold Coast (Portuguese, 1482–1642) ** Dutch G ...

by the

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and later renamed

Trans-Volta Togoland British Togoland, officially the Mandate Territory of Togoland and later officially the Trust Territory of Togoland, was a territory in West Africa, under the administration of the United Kingdom, which subsequently entered into union with Ghana ...

Demographics

The native and largest

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of the Volta Region (Togoland / British Togoland) are the

Ewe people The Ewe people (; ee, Eʋeawó, lit. "Ewe people"; or ''Mono Kple Volta Tɔ́sisiwo Dome'', lit. "Ewe nation","Eʋenyigba" Eweland;) are a Gbe-speaking ethnic group. The largest population of Ewe people is in Ghana (6.0 million), and the second ...

(68.5% of the population). They consist of several sub groups such as the

Anlo Ewe The Anlo Ewe are a sub-group of the Ewe people of approximately 6 million people, inhabiting southern Togo, southern Benin, southwest Nigeria, and south-eastern parts of the Volta Region of Ghana; meanwhile, a majority of Ewe are located in the ...

, Tongu Ewe, Wedome and

Avenor Ewe The Avenor Ewe are a sub-tribe of the Ewe people of Ghana. The origin of the name Avenor is not known. Location Their traditional area is located in the south eastern part of the Volta Region of Ghana. The Avenor has Avenorpeme as their tra ...

. Other ethnicities include the Guan people (forming 9.2% of the population), the Akan people (8.5%), and the

Gurma people Gurma (also called Gourma or Gourmantché) is an ethnic group living mainly in northeastern Ghana, Burkina Faso, around Fada N'Gourma, and also in northern areas of Togo and Benin, as well as southwestern Niger. They number approximately 1,750 ...

(6.5% of the population).

Administration

The Volta region is run by a Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) and a District Assembly. The RCC is made up of the Volta Regional Minister who is the political head and his deputy as well as representatives of the ''Regional House of Chiefs'', the ''District Chief Executives'' of the Volta region, the Presiding Members of the 12 Districts Assemblies and representatives of the various decentralized Ministries, Departments and Agencies in the Volta region. Each district is run by a District Assembly.

Regional Commissioners and Ministers

The current Regional Minister, Archibald Letsa was appointed in February 2017.

Administrative divisions

Before the regional demarcation in December 2018, the region had 25 MMDA's (made up of 0 Metropolitan, 5 Municipal and 20 Ordinary Assemblies) with all the administrative changes as of December 2012. After the census, the

Oti Region The Oti Region is one of the six newly created regions of Ghana in December 2018. The region was carved out of the northern part of the Volta Region and will be in fulfillment of a campaign promise made by New Patriotic Party. Prior to the 2016 ...

was carved out of it, reducing the size of the region and the number of administrative districts to 18. The political administration of the region is through the local government system. Under this administration system, the region is divided into 18 MMDA's (made up of 0 Metropolitan, 6 Municipal and 12 Ordinary Assemblies). Each District, Municipal or Metropolitan Assembly, is administered by a Chief Executive, representing the central government but deriving authority from an Assembly headed by a presiding member elected from among the members themselves. The current list is as follows: Districts of the Volta Region (2018)

The following districts are now within the boundaries of the

which was formally created on 15 February 2019.

Constituencies

There are 18 constituencies in the region after the Oti Region was carved out of it. Previously Volta Region had 19 constituencies in the election in December 2000 and 24 constituencies in December 2004 parliamentary election. Four new constituencies were created by the

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prior to the December 2012 parliamentary election, increasing the number of constituencies to 26.

Education

Universities

Ghana Telecom University College Ghana Communication Technology University (GCTU) is a public technical university in Accra, Ghana founded in 2005. The school was formerly known as Ghana Technology University College and Ghana Telecom University College. The change in name to G ...

(Now

Ghana Communication Technology University Ghana Communication Technology University (GCTU) is a public technical university in Accra, Ghana founded in 2005. The school was formerly known as Ghana Technology University College and Ghana Telecom University College. The change in name to G ...

) *

University of Health and Allied Sciences The University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) a public university located at Ho in the Volta Region of Ghana. UHAS is one of the youngest public universities in Ghana. Its operation started in September 2012, when the first batch of 154 s ...

Evangelical Presbyterian University College The Evangelical Presbyterian University College was established in 2008 by the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana. Campuses There are two campuses. The first is the Central Municipal Campus located at Ho, capital of the Volta Region of Ghan ...

* Ho Technical University *Princefield University College

Nurses' Training and Colleges of Education

* Ho Nurses' Training College * Keta Nursing and Midwifery Training College * Hohoe Midwifery Training College * Akatsi College of Education *

Peki College of Education Peki College of Education is a teacher education college in Peki (South Dayi District, Volta Region, Ghana).Björn Haßler, Jacob Tetteh Akunor, Enock Seth Nyamador (2017). An Atlas of The Forty Colleges of Education in Ghana. Available under Cre ...

* Holy Spirit College of Education *

St. Francis College of Education St. Francis College of Education is a teacher education college in Hohoe ( Hohoe Municipal District, Volta Region, Ghana).Björn Haßler, Jacob Tetteh Akunor, Enock Seth Nyamador (2017). An Atlas of The Forty Colleges of Education in Ghana. Avai ...

* St. Theresa’s College of Education

Senior High Schools

* St. Paul's Senior High School (SPACO) *Some Senior High School (SOSEC) *Klikor Senior High Technical School (KLISTECH) * Bishop Herman College (BIHECO) * Kpando Senior High School *

Keta Senior High Technical School Keta Senior High Technical School (Ketasco) formerly ''Keta Secondary School'' is a mixed Public Senior High School located at Dzelukope a town in the Keta Municipal District of the Volta Region, Ghana. The school has a student population of abou ...

OLA Girls Senior High School (Ho) Our Lady of Apostles Girls Senior High School is an all female second cycle institution in Ho in the Volta Region of Ghana. History OLA Senior High School was established on 1 February 1954 by Bishop Anthony Konings in Keta with 35 students. The ...

* Mawuko Girls' Senior High School * Mafi Kumase Senior High Technical School * Adidome Senior High School * Sogakofe Senior High School * Keta Business College * Wallahs Academy SHS (Ho) * Adaklu Senior High School, (Adaklu Waya) * Awudome Senior High School (AWUSCO), Tsito-Awudome * Ave Senior High School, Ave Dakpa *Ziope Senior High School * Mawuli Senior High School * St Prosper's College (HO) *Ideal College *Social Welfare Vocational Training Centre (SWEVCO), HO *Sonrise Christian High School *

Abor Senior High School Abor Senior High School, often referred to as ABORSCO, is a Ghanaian second-cycle institution in the town of Abor in the Keta Municipal District of the Volta Region in southeast Ghana. It is a public mixed school. History The school was founded ...

*Zion College *Tanyigbe Senior High School * Three Town Senior High School *Hohoe E.P Senior High School (HEPSS) * Vakpo Secondary School *Vakpo Secondary Senior High Technical * Kpedze Senior High School *Peki Senior High School *Shia Senior High School *Peki Senior High Technical School (Pestech) *Kpeve Senior High Technical School *Have Technical Institute *Anfoega Senior High School *Taviefe Senior High School *Agate Senior High School *Atiavi Senior High Technical School(Atiavi) *Alavanyo Senior High Technical School *E.P. Tech/Voc. Institute (Alavanyo) *Kpando Technical Institute *Leklebi Senior High School *Ve Community Senior High School (Ve Koloenu) *Tsito Senior High Technical School *Abutia Senior High Technical School *Sokode Senior High Technical School *St. Catherine Girls Senior High School *Wovenu Senior High Technical School, Tadzewu *Akatsi Senior High Technical School

Health

The Volta Regional Hospital is located at Ho. It is popularly referred to as Trafalgar. The inception of the

(UHAS) at Ho has led to it being redesignated as the

Ho Teaching Hospital Ho Teaching Hospital formerly ''Volta Regional Hospital'' and popularly known as Trafalgar is the regional and teaching hospital in Ho in the Volta Region of Ghana. It was the main referral facility in the Volta Region until it was upgraded to a ...

in 2019. Other government run health facilities in the capital are the Ho Municipal Hospital and the Ho Polyclinic. Hospitals in the region include:

Togoland Congress

The

Togoland Congress The Togoland Congress (TCP; was a political party formed in 1951 which had won three seats in the Gold Coast elections of April 1954 and two seats in the July 1956 elections, but did not survive for long afterwards. The Togoland Congress's goal ...

(TCP) was a political party formed in 1951 to campaign for the unification of the

and

French Togoland French Togoland (French: '' Togo français'') was a French colonial League of Nations mandate from 1916 to 1960 in French West Africa. In 1960 it became the independent Togolese Republic, and the present day nation of Togo. Transfer from Germ ...

as a separate Ewe state. The party was defeated in the May 1956 UN plebiscite in

, which resulted in the unification of British Trans-Volta Togoland with Gold Coast, which later became independent as Ghana. On 9 May 1956, a vote was conducted to decide the future disposition of

and

. The native and dominant

, the

, were divided between the two

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 ...

s. British Togoland inhabitants voted in favor of

with the Gold Coast, and the Togo Ewe state was incorporated with Gold Coast. There was vocal opposition to the incorporation of

into modern Ghana, from the

who voted (42%) against in

, as the Ewe wanted the unification of the

and

as a separate Ewe state (modern

).McLaughlin & Owusu-Ansah (1994), "The Politics of the Independence Movements". Recently, a campaign for the cessation of some part of the Volta Region from Ghana to be known as "Western Togoland" is being led by a group calling itself Homeland Study Group Foundation. The group is led by Charles Kormi Kudzodzi.

Tourism

Recreation areas

;Museum ;*

Volta Regional Museum The Volta Regional Museum is a museum in Ho, Ghana. The museum is dedicated to the history and traditions of the Volta Region. The museum is administered by the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board. History Before it was used as a museum, the bui ...

Mountains

Mount Afadja Mount Afadja, known as Afadjato to the Ewe people of Ghana and Togo, is the highest mountain in Ghana. The summit is located in the Volta Region, near the border with Togo, close to the villages of Liati Wote and Gbledi Gbogame in the Afadjato Sou ...

Mount Adaklu Mount Adaklu is a mountain situated 12 km from Ho, Ghana, Ho in the Volta Region of Ghana. It is one of the highest in Ghana at about 580 m above sea level and is venerated by the inhabitants of nearby villages of the Ewe people, Ewe ethnic g ...

* Mount Gemi

Other Tourist Attractions

;Waterfalls * Tafi Agome Caves * Tafi Atome Monkey Sanctuary *

Wli Waterfalls Wli Waterfalls is the highest waterfall in Ghana and the tallest in West Africa. It has a lower and an upper fall. Location Wli Waterfalls is located 20 km from Hohoe in the Volta Region of Ghana. Natural environment Wildlife A walk thro ...

* Tagbo Falls * Amedzofe Falls * Biakpa Falls and Caves * Kpoeta waterfalls (at Ho West District) *

* Mount Gemi * Akpom Falls and limestone cave Logba Tota * Snake Village Liate Wote * Adidime waterfalls Klefe (at Ho Municipal)

Notable native citizens

References

External links

Official website

Tourism – Volta Region

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