Hohoe Municipal is one of the 25 administrative districts of the Volta Region of

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 Tog ...

. It was carved out of the former

Kpando District Kpando Municipal District is one of the eighteen districts in Volta Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly on 10 March 1989 when it was known as Kpando District, until the southern part of the district was split off b ...

. It was established by the Legislative Instrument (L.I. 2072) of 2012. The

Municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...

has a total land area of 1,172 km², which is 5.6 per cent of the land area of the region. It shares borders with the Republic of Togo on the east, forming part of Ghana's international border; on the southeast by the Afadzato district and southwest by Kpando Municipality; on the north with Jasikan district; and on the northwest with the Biakoye districts. Its capital, Hohoe, is about 78 km from Ho, the regional capital and 220 km from Accra, the national capital. The population of Hohoe Municipality, according to the 2010 Population and Housing Census, is 167,016 representing 7.9 per cent of the total population of the Volta Region. It comprises 52.1 per cent females and 47.9 percent males.

Major areas

Alavanyo-Dzogbedze, Alavanyo-Deme, Alavanyo Agorme, Alavanyo-Kpeme, Alavanyo-Wudidi, Alavanyo-Agorxoe, Alavanyo-Abehenase, Gbi-Bla, Gbi-Kpeme, Gbi- Godenu Gbi-Abansi, Gbi-Wegbe, Kpoeta, Gbi-Atabu, Gbi-Kledzo, Gborxome, Blave, Kitikpa, Lowcost, Segbedeme, Likpe, Lolobi, Bayika, Fodome, Torkorni.

Education

There are many private and public basic schools in Hohoe. A list of educational institutions in Hohoe are as follows:

Tertiary institutions

* University of Health and Allied Sciences * St. Theresa's Training College * St. Francis College of Education * Hohoe Midwifery Training College

Secondary education

* Hohoe EP Senior High School. * Likpe Senior High School * Alavanyo Senior High Technical School * Akpafu Senior High Technical School * Agate Senior High School * Afadjato Senior High Technical School * St. Mary's Seminary/Senior High School

Tourism

The Hohoe Municipality is a home of tourism potential capable of transforming its economy, as well as its overall contribution to national income when fully harnessed. It has beautiful landscapes, numerous eco-tourism sites that make it one of the most important tourist areas in the country. The Hohoe Municipality has the following marked tourism features: i. The highest peak in Ghana Mount Afadja (Afadjato) located between Liati Wote and Gbledi communities ii. The highest waterfall in West Africa – Wli Waterfall located at Wli. iii. Tsatsadu Waterfall located at Alavanyo iv. Tagbo Waterfall at Liati Wote v. Wadjakli Waterfall located at Likpe Todome vi. The most wonderful ancient old iron mines at Akpafu –Todzi vii. The four ancestral caves located at Likpe-Todome

References

External links

Ghana-Pedia webpage – Hohoe

Ghana Ministry of Food & Agriculture
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