Amedzofe, Ghana

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Amedzofe
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View from the Gemi in Southern direction to the village of Amedzofe and the mission above the village.
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Amedzofe
Location in Ghana
Coordinates: 6°50′N0°26′E / 6.833°N 0.433°E / 6.833; 0.433
Country Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
Region Volta Region
District Ho West District
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Amedzofe houses
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Ote Falls
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Amedzofe is a settlement north of Ho in the mountainous region of the Ho Municipal District of the Volta Region of Ghana. It is presently located in the newly created Ho-West District Assembly. Amedzofe is a settlement in the mountains, and can boast of four natural gifts: the Ote [otay] Falls, Mount Gemi, [1] the weather and the landscape. It has played a role in the 19th-century Anglo-Ashanti Wars. The Amedzofe Training School was built in 1880 by German missionaries. It is the home of the oldest EP Church in the Avatime Traditional Area that was built in 1889 by the Germans. [2]

It is at an altitude of 677 metres (2,221 ft) above sea level. [3]

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References

  1. "People & Places: The story behind Ghana's 2nd tallest mountain". GhanaWeb. 2023-02-14. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  2. "Next on People & Places: Why you need to visit the oldest EP church in Amedzofe". GhanaWeb. 2023-02-24. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  3. "Amedzofe, Ghana Page". The worldwide index of cities and towns. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. Archived from the original on 19 March 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-24.

See also

Coordinates: 06°50′44.64″N00°26′11.53″E / 6.8457333°N 0.4365361°E / 6.8457333; 0.4365361