Volta Region (or Volta) is one of

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's sixteen

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, 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-ethnic and multilingual, including groups such as the Ewe, the Guan, and the

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peoples. The Guan peoples include the Lolobi, Likpe, Akpafu,

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, and Nkonya (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 state union 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 Ghana ...

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 k ...

. It was administered as part of the Gold Coast by the British and later renamed Trans-Volta Togoland.

Demographics

The native and largest ethnic group 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, Tongu Ewe, Wedome and Avenor Ewe. 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 1,7 ...

(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 Archibald Letsa is a Ghanaian politician and a member of the New Patriotic Party in Ghana. He is the Volta Regional minister of Ghana. He was appointed by President Nana Addo Danquah Akuffo-Addo in January 2017 and was approved by the Members ...

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 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 Oti Region 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 (Now Ghana Communication Technology University) * University of Health and Allied Sciences * Evangelical Presbyterian University College * 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 Akatsi College of Education (AKATSICO) is a teacher training college located at Akatsi in the Volta Region of Ghana. It was established on 1 October 1963. Its motto is "Quality teacher education in a changing society," and the college is home ...

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 ...

* Holy Spirit College of Education * St. Francis College of Education * 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 * OLA Girls Senior High School (Ho) * 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 *Zion College *Tanyigbe Senior High School *

Three Town Senior High School Three Town Senior High School (TTSS) is a second cycle institution located in Hedzranawo-Denu in the Ketu South Municipal, Volta Region of Ghana. History It was established in January 1991 as a day school, making it among the oldest schools in ...

*Hohoe E.P Senior High School (HEPSS) * Vakpo Secondary School *Vakpo Secondary Senior High Technical *

Kpedze Senior High School Kpedze Senior High School (also known as KPESCO) is a second cycle institution in Kpedze in the Ho West District in the Volta Region of Ghana. In March 2016, the school emerged as winners in a debate organized by the Evangelical Presbyteri ...

*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 University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) at Ho has led to it being redesignated as the Ho Teaching Hospital 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 (TCP) was a political party formed in 1951 to campaign for the unification of the

and French Togoland 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 French Togoland. The native and dominant ethnic group, 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 ...

s. British Togoland inhabitants voted in favor of state union 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 French Togoland 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 Adaklu *

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Other Tourist Attractions

;Waterfalls * Tafi Agome Caves *

Tafi Atome Monkey Sanctuary Tafi Atome Monkey Sanctuary is a traditional sacred grove conservation established in 1993 under the direction of a Peace Corps volunteer as a community-based ecotourism project. Tafi Atome is the home of Mona monkey, mona and Patas monkey, pat ...

* Wli Waterfalls *

Tagbo Falls Tagbo Falls is a waterfall near Mount Afadjato in Ghana, located at Liati Wote, approximately 27 kilometres east of the township of Hohoe Hohoe Municipal is one of the 25 administrative districts of the Volta Region of Ghana. It was carved ou ...

* Amedzofe Falls * Biakpa Falls and Caves * Kpoeta waterfalls (at Ho West District) * Mount Afadja * Mount Gemi * Akpom Falls and limestone cave

Logba Tota The Logba people live in the Volta Region of Ghana, east of the Volta Lake in the mountains of the Ghana-Togo borderland. Most Logba towns and villages are situated along the trunk road from Accra to Hohoe. They include the following settlement ...

* 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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