Ho West District

Ho West District is one of the eighteen districts in Volta Region, Ghana.[1] Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Ho District in 1988. Later, part of the district was later split off to form the new Ho West District on June 2013; thus the original remaining part was upgraded to municipal district assembly status on that same year to become Ho Municipal District. The district assembly is located in the central part of Volta Region and has Dzolokpuita as its capital town.

Ho West District
Region Volta Region
District type Ordinary
District Executive Ernest Apaw
Capital Dzolokpuita
Area 4000 km²
Population 94,600
ISO 3166 GH-TV-HW

Administration

Ho West District covers the same area as the Ho West Constituency.[2]

Boundaries

The North Tongu District is to the south of the Ho West District and the Asuogyaman District to the south west. To the north is the Afadzato South District. The Ho Municipality, Adaklu District and the Republic of Togo are east of the district and the South Dayi District to the west.[3]

Miscellaneous information

It thrives primarily on Agriculture and the sales of these produces, Ho West has a large stretch of fertile Agricultural land favorable for the production of food crops like roots and tubers, cereals (rice, maizes etc.) vegetables and legumes. The land is also favorable for the large scale production of Cocoa, hence the establishment of COCOBOD seed production center at Saviefe-Agorkpo to provide improved cocoa seedlings to farmers within its catchment area. Ho West also has a number of markets in almost all the villages and the local District Assembly is making efforts to develop these markets to improve on the living standards of the people and improve its own revenue generation. Health of the people is of great importance hence the establishment of Community Health Improvement Services (CHIPS) centers. The district also have community health centers in Abutia, Hlefi, Dzolo Kpuita, Dzolo Gborgame, Vane, Kpedze etc. There is a well equipped Clinic at Saviefe-Agorkpo, which was established by the Catholic Diocese of Ho with funding from a German charity organisation. There is also a government established clinic in Tsito. Ho West has numerous basic schools and about eight government assisted senior high/technical schools.

Towns and villages

The following is a list of towns and villages found in the district.[3]

  • Anfoeta Tsebi
  • Anyirawase
  • Ashanti Kpoeta
  • Saviefe Agorkpo
  • Saviefe Gbogame
  • Tsawenu

References

  1. "Ghana Statistical Services". statsghana.gov.gh. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  2. "Ho West District Assembly". ghanadistricts.com. Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  3. "Chapter One: Introduction". 2010 Population and Housing Census - District Analytical Report - Ho West District (PDF). Ghana Statistical Service. October 2014. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (pdf) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2020.

See also

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