Ho is the capital of the
Ho Municipal Assembly and the
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- ...
of
Ghana
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. The city lies between
Mount Adaklu and Mount Galenukui or Togo Atakora Range, and is home to the
Volta Regional Museum, a cathedral, and a prison. The population of Ho Municipality according to the 2010 Population and Housing Census is 177,281 representing 8.4 percent of the region's total population. Females constitute 52.7 percent and males represent 47.3 percent. The population in Ho grew up to 180,420 National Population Census. About 62 percent of the population resides in urban localities. The Municipality shares boundaries with Adaklu and
Agotime-Ziope Districts to the South,
Ho West District to the North and West and the
Republic of Togo to the East (see Figure 1.1). Its total land area is 2,361 square kilometers (912 sq mi) thus representing 11.5 percent of the region's total land area.
History
Ho was a part of the
German
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colony of
Togoland
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until
World War I
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, when it was occupied by the
British
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. Ho later became the capital of the
League of Nations mandate
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of
British Togoland until that entity's incorporation into the British
Gold Coast colony, which subsequently became Ghana.
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. The town was initially inhabited by the people of Hegbe (now Heve), followed by the people of Banakoe (now corrupted to Bankoe). These two groups lived alongside each other with individual chiefdoms. The first known chief of the Bankoe people was Afede Asor I, known in his private life as Akorli. The chief of Heve was Anikpi I, who was known in his private life as Amexo Doh (Adzah Doh). The Ahoe and Dome joined the settlement at a later stage but came to play leading roles in its development. The people of Dome(of Akan origin) became the ruling class until the emergence of modern-day chieftaincy which they ceded to the Bankoe people. The people of Hliha are a sub-group of Bankoe.
Culture
The traditional festival in Ho is the
Asogli Yam Festival, which is celebrated around September of every year.
Ho has a lively and huge open market that attracts people from all over the Volta Region and migrants from Togo.
There are numerous churches in the Ho municipality, including the cathedral of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Ho.
The Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Ghana has its headquarters in Ho. The
University of Health and Allied Sciences which was established in 2015 is located in Ho.
Geography
Topography

The town is situated at the southern edge of the
Akwapim Hills
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(also known as the Togo mountains).
Climate
Ho, along with the municipality, has a
tropical savanna climate
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(
Köppen climate classification
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''Aw''), with a wet season and a dry season and the temperature relatively being hot year-round. The yearly mean temperature usually ranges from while the mean monthly temperature is between . The maximum average yearly rainfall was whilst the minimum was . The rainy season usually begins from March to June while the dry season is from
July to November. The relative humidity can reach 80% on average.
Sports
Ho Sports Stadium is also located in the town.
Transportation
In central parts of Ho, the roads are paved, the roads outside are not.
An
airport
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was completed in 2017 to serve Ho, although the airport was not opened to commercial traffic until 2021.
Human resources
Health
The town's primary health clinic is the Ho Poly Clinic. Also, it has the Ho Municipal Hospital which serves as secondary health facility while the
Ho Teaching Hospital which was established in 1999 and upgraded to its current status is affiliated to the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) and provides service not only patients from the municipality but also ones from
Benin
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,
Nigeria
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, and
Togo
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.
Education
There are many private and public basic schools in Ho. A list of tertiary institutions in Ho follows:
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Tertiary institutions
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University of Health and Allied Sciences
*Ho Technical University, formally
Ho Polytechnic
*
Ghana Technology University College,
Princefield University College*
Evangelical Presbyterian University College
*Ho Nurses Training Schools (Community Health & RGN)
*Ho School of Hygiene
DataLink Institute, Ho
*GCom Institute of Science and Technology
Secondary education
*
Mawuli School
*
EPC Mawuko Girls Senior High School
*
OLA Girls' Senior High School
*Sacred Heart Senior High School
*Sonrise Christian High School
St. Prosper's college*Wallahs Academy
Holy Spirit College of Education
Sister cities
Ho's
sister cities
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While there ar ...
is of the following:
*
Gainesville,
Florida
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(2022)
See also
*
British Togoland
References
External links
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Populated places in the Volta Region
Regional capitals in Ghana
Volta Region
Capitals of former nations
British Togoland