Hohoe is a town and the district capital of

Hohoe Municipality Hohoe is a town and the district capital of Hohoe Municipality located in the Volta Region of Ghana. It is about from Ho, the regional capital and from Accra, the national capital. The population of Hohoe Municipality, according to the 2010 P ...

located in 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- ...

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. It is about from Ho, the regional capital and 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, Ahado, Fodome, Tsevi, Wli, Paloma, Adabraka, Bangalow, Boondocks, 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 The University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) is 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 15 ...

* 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.

Notable natives

V. Kofi Agawu Victor Kofi Agawu (born 28 September 1956) is a Ghanaian musicologist and music theorist. He often publishes as V. Kofi Agawu and specializes in musical semiotics and ethnomusicology. He is a Distinguished Professor at the Graduate Center, CUN ...

* Millicent Ankude

References

External links

Ghana-Pedia webpage – Hohoe

Ghana Ministry of Food & Agriculture
Populated places in the Volta Region Education in Volta Region Long stubs with short prose {{VoltaRegion-geo-stub