Volta Region

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Volta Region
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Location of Volta in Ghana
Country Ghana
Capital Ho
Districts 18
Government
   Regional Minister Archibald Yao Letsa [1]
  Deputy Regional MinisterMaxwell Blagogee
Area
  Total9,504 km2 (3,670 sq mi)
  Rank Ranked 12th
Population
 (2021 Census)
  Total1,659,040
  Rank Ranked 7th
  Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)
  Year2014
  Per capita$3,974
GDP (Nominal)
  Year2014
  Per capita$1,902
Time zone GMT
Area code 036
ISO 3166 code GH-TV
HDI (2017)0.594 [2]
medium · 4th
Website http://voltaregion.gov.gh/

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,Nyangbo,Avatime, and Nkonya.[ citation needed ] This region was carved out of the Volta Region in December 2018 by the New Patriotic Party. The people of the Volta Region are popularly known as Ewes.[ citation needed ] The people of the Volta Region are popular known for their rich cultural display and music some of which include Agbadza, Borborbor and Zigi.[ citation needed ]

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Background

British Togoland shown in pale green Togoland.svg
British Togoland shown in pale green

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 Ewe, Ave Ewe 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

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

Administrative divisions

Before the regional demarcation in December 2018, [10] the region had 25 MMDA's (made up of 0 Metropolitan, 5 Municipal and 20 Ordinary Assemblies) 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.

The political administration of the region is through the local government system. Under this administration system, the region is divided into 18 MMDA's (made up of 0 Metropolitan, 6 Municipal and 12 Ordinary Assemblies). Each District, Municipal or Metropolitan Assembly, is administered by a Chief Executive, representing the central government but deriving authority from an Assembly headed by a presiding member elected from among the members themselves. The current list is as follows:

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Districts of the Volta Region
Districts of the Volta Region
#MMDA NameCapitalMMDA TypeChief ExecutiveStart DateConstituencyMember of ParliamentParty
1 Adaklu Adaklu Waya OrdinaryKadey Phanel Donkoh1 June 2017 [12] Adaklu Kwame Governs Agbodza NDC
2 Afadjato South Ve Golokwati OrdinaryJames Etornam Flolu1 June 2017 [13] Afadjato South Angela Oforiwa Alorwu-Tay NDC
3 Agotime-Ziope Kpetoe OrdinaryJohn Kwaku Amanya1 June 2017 [14] Agotime-Ziope Charles Akwasi Agbeve NDC
4 Akatsi North Ave-Dakpa OrdinaryPrince Sodoke Amuzu1 June 2017 [15] Akatsi North Peter Kwasi Nortsu-Kotoe NDC
5 Akatsi South Akatsi OrdinaryLeonelson Adzidogah1 June 2017 [16] Akatsi South Bernard Ahiafor NDC
6 Anloga Anloga OrdinarySeth Yormewu15 May 2018 [17] Anlo Richard Kwami Sefe NDC
7 Central Tongu Adidome OrdinaryThomas Moore Zonyarah1 June 2017 [18] Central Tongu Alexander Roosevelt Hottordze NDC
8 Ho Ho MunicipalProsper Kofi Pi-Bansah1 June 2017 [19] Ho Central Benjamin Komla Kpodo NDC
9 Ho West Dzolokpuita OrdinaryErnest Victor Apau1 June 2017 [20] Ho West Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah NDC
10 Hohoe Hohoe MunicipalAndrews Teddy Ofori1 June 2017 [21] Hohoe John-Peter Amewu NPP
11 Keta Keta MunicipalGodwin Edudji Effah1 June 2017 [22] Keta Kwame Dzudzorli Gakpey NDC
12 Ketu North Dzodze MunicipalAnthony Avogbedor1 June 2017 [23] Ketu North James Klutse Avedzi NDC
13 Ketu South Denu MunicipalEdem Elliot Agbewornu1 June 2017 [24] Ketu South Dzifa Abla Gomashie NDC
14 Kpando Kpandu MunicipalErnest Theophilus Quist1 June 2017 [25] Kpando Della Adjoa Sowah NDC
15 North Dayi Anfoega OrdinaryKudjo Edmund Attah1 June 2017 [26] North Dayi Joycelyn Tetteh NDC
16 North Tongu Battor Dugame OrdinaryRichard Collins Arku7 January 2017 [27] North Tongu Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa NDC
17 South Dayi Kpeve New Town OrdinaryErnest Patrick Mallet1 June 2017 [28] South Dayi Rockson-Nelson Kwami Dafeamekpor NDC
18 South Tongu Sogakope OrdinaryEmmanuel Louis Agama1 June 2017 [29] South Tongu Kobla Mensah Wisdom Woyome NDC

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

Districts of the Oti Region
#MMDA NameCapitalMMDA TypeChief Executive
1 Biakoye Nkonya Ahenkro OrdinaryComfort Attah
2 Jasikan Jasikan OrdinaryLawrence Aziale
3 Kadjebi Kadjebi OrdinaryMichael Kofi Asiedu
4 Krachi East Dambai MunicipalPatrick Jilima
5 Krachi Nchumuru Chindiri OrdinaryAugustine Appiah
6 Krachi West Kete Krachi OrdinaryDouglas Osei-Nti
7 Nkwanta North Kpassa OrdinaryJakayi Jackson
8 Nkwanta South Nkwanta OrdinaryJohn Tarsun

Constituencies

There are 18 constituencies in the region after the Oti Region was carved out of it. Previously 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]

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 South Akatsi Akatsi District Hospital
St. Paul's Hospital
Ho Municipal Ho Ho Teaching Hospital
Ho Municipal Hospital
Ho Polyclinic
Hohoe Municipal Hohoe Hohoe Municipal Hospital
Keta Municipal Abor Sacred Heart Hospital
Keta Keta Government Hospital
Ketu South Municipal Aflao Ketu South Municipal Hospital
Kpando Municipal Kpando Margaret Marquart Catholic Hospital
North Dayi Anfoega Anfoega Catholic Hospital
North Tongu Adidome Adidome Hospital
Battor Catholic Hospital
South Dayi Peki Peki Government Hospital
South Tongu Sogakope Sogakope District Hospital

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

Theora video of Tagbo Falls in Hohoe, Hohoe Municipal, Volta region.
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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
#CitizenSettlement
1 Erica Nego Ho
2 Jerry Rawlings Keta
3 Kofi Awoonor Wheta
4 Peter Bossman Ho
5 Prof. A.C. Kuma Leklebi
Ave Kludze Hohoe
Fiifi Fiavi Kwetey Nogokpo
7 Dzifa Ativor Abutia
8 Ephraim Amu Abenase
9 Komla Dumor Aflao
10 Togbe Afede XIV Ho
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
19 Esther Ocloo Peki
20 Joseph Edward Michel Atikpui

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