Volta Region

Volta Region (or Volta), is one of Ghana's sixteen administrative regions, with Ho designated as its capital.[3][4] 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 [5] and multilingual, including groups such as the Ewe, the Guan, and the Akan peoples. The Guan peoples include the Lolobi, Likpe, Akpafu, Buem, and Nkonya (now part of Oti region) people, et al. This region was carved out of the Volta Region in December 2018 by the New Patriotic Party

Volta Region
Region
Flag
Location of Volta in Ghana
CountryGhana
CapitalHo
Districts25
Government
 • Regional MinisterArchibald Yao Letsa[1]
 • Deputy Regional MinisterMaxwell Blagogee
Area
 • Total20,570 km2 (7,940 sq mi)
Area rankRanked 4th
Population
 (2010 Census)
 • Total2,118,252
 • RankRanked 7th
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)
 • Year2014
 • Per capita$3,974
GDP (Nominal)
 • Year2014
 • Per capita$1,902
Time zoneGMT
Area code(s)036
ISO 3166 codeGH-TV
HDI (2017)0.594[2]
medium · 4th
Websitehttp://voltaregion.gov.gh/

Background
British Togoland shown in pale green
Further information: British Togoland, French Togoland, German Togoland, and Togo

The Volta region was formed by the state union of the former British Togoland which was part of the German protectorate of Togoland. It was administered as part of the Gold Coast by the British and later renamed Trans-Volta Togoland.[6]

Demographics

The native and largest ethnic group of the Volta Region (Togoland / British Togoland) are the Ewe people (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 (6.5% of the population).[7]

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.[8]

Regional Commissioners and Ministers
Main article: Volta Regional Minister

The current Regional Minister, Archibald Letsa was appointed in February 2017.[9]

Districts of the Volta Region
Districts of the Volta Region

Before the regional demarcation in December 2018,[10] the region had 25 districts consisting of 5 municipal and 20 ordinary districts with all the administrative changes as of December 2012.[11] 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.

Current Districts since December 2018
#DistrictCapitalDistrict/Municipal Chief ExecutiveStart Date
1Adaklu DistrictAdaklu WayaKadey Phanel Donkoh1 June 2017[12]
2Afadjato South DistrictVe GolokwatiJames Etornam Flolu1 June 2017[13]
3Agotime Ziope DistrictKpetoeJohn Kwaku Amanya1 June 2017[14]
4Akatsi North DistrictAve-DakpaPrince Sodoke Amuzu1 June 2017[15]
5Akatsi South DistrictAkatsiLeonelson Adzidogah1 June 2017[16]
6Anloga DistrictAnlogaSeth Yormewu15 May 2018[17]
7Central Tongu DistrictAdidomeThomas Moore Zonyarah1 June 2017[18]
8Ho MunicipalHoProsper Kofi Pi-Bansah1 June 2017[19]
9Ho West DistrictDzolokpuitaErnest Victor Apau1 June 2017[20]
10Hohoe MunicipalHohoeAndrews Teddy Ofori1 June 2017[21]
11Keta MunicipalKetaGodwin Edudji Effah1 June 2017[22]
12Ketu North Municipal DistrictDzodzeAnthony Avogbedor1 June 2017[23]
13Ketu South MunicipalDenuEdem Elliot Agbewornu1 June 2017[24]
14Kpando Municipal DistrictKpanduErnest Theophilus Quist1 June 2017[25]
15North Dayi DistrictAnfoegaKudjo Edmund Attah1 June 2017[26]
16North Tongu DistrictBattor DugameRichard Collins Arku7 January 2017[27]
17South Dayi DistrictKpeve New TownErnest Patrick Mallet1 June 2017[28]
18South Tongu DistrictSogakopeEmmanuel Louis Agama1 June 2017[29]

The following districts are now within the boundaries of the Oti Region which was formally created on 15 February 2019.[30]

DistrictCapital
Biakoye DistrictNkonya Ahenkro
Jasikan DistrictJasikan
Kadjebi DistrictKadjebi
Krachi East DistrictDambai
Krachi Nchumuru DistrictChinderi
Krachi West DistrictKete Krachi
Nkwanta North DistrictKpassa
Nkwanta South DistrictNkwanta

Constituencies

The 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 Electoral Commission prior to the December 2012 parliamentary election, increasing the number of constituencies to 26.[31][32] Currently there are 18 constituencies in the region.

Education

Universities

Nurses' Training and Colleges of Education

Senior High Schools

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.[33][34] Other government run health facilities in the capital are the Ho Municipal Hospital and the Ho Polyclinic. Hospitals in the region include:

List of major hospitals in the Volta Region
DistrictLocationHospital
Akatsi SouthAkatsiAkatsi District Hospital
St. Paul's Hospital
Ho MunicipalHoHo Teaching Hospital
Ho Municipal Hospital
Ho Polyclinic
Hohoe MunicipalHohoeHohoe Municipal Hospital
Keta MunicipalAborSacred Heart Hospital
KetaKeta Government Hospital
Kpando MunicipalKpandoMargaret Marquart Catholic Hospital
North DayiAnfoegaAnfoega Catholic Hospital
North TonguAdidomeAdidome Hospital
BattorCatholic Hospital
South DayiPekiPeki Government Hospital
South TonguSogakopeSogakope District Hospital

Togoland Congress
Main article: Togoland Congress

The Togoland Congress (TCP) was a political party formed in 1951 to campaign for the unification of the Ewe people in British Togoland and French Togoland as a separate Ewe state. The party was defeated in the May 1956 UN plebiscite in British Togoland, which resulted in the unification of British Trans-Volta Togoland with Gold Coast, which later became independent as Ghana.[35][36][37]

On 9 May 1956, a vote was conducted to decide the future disposition of British Togoland and French Togoland. The native and dominant ethnic group, the Ewe people, were divided between the two Togos. British Togoland inhabitants voted in favor of state union with the Gold Coast, and the Togo Ewe state was incorporated with Gold Coast.[38][39]

There was vocal opposition to the incorporation of Togoland into modern Ghana, from the Ewe people who voted (42%) against in British Togoland, as the Ewe wanted the unification of the Ewe people in British Togoland and French Togoland as a separate Ewe state (modern Togo).[40][41]

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.[42][43][44][45][46][47][48]

Tourism
Aerial view from the north of the Adomi Bridge

Recreation areas
Museum

Mountains

Other Tourist Attractions
Waterfalls

Notable native citizens
Notable native citizens of Volta
# Citizen Settlement
1 Erica Nego Ho
2 Jerry Rawlings Keta
3 Kofi Awoonor Wheta
4 Peter Bossman Ho
5 Ave Kludze Hohoe
6 Fiifi Fiavi Kwetey Nogokpo
7 Dzifa Ativor Abutia
8 Ephraim Amu Peki
9 Komla Dumor Aflao
10 Camidoh Aflao
11 Stonebwoy Alakple
12 Mz Vee Dzodze
13 John Dumelo Hohoe
14 Philip Gbeho Vodza
15 Kofi Adjorlolo Klikor
16 Edem Dzodze
17 John Peter Amewu Hohoe
18 Dr. Raphae Ernest Grail Amattoe Keta
19 Esther Ocloo Peki
20 Joseph Edward Michel Atikpui

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