The people of Anlo Afiadenyigba are descendants of the Anlo Ewe groups who settled in Anloga. The Anlo ancestors migrated from Notsie in Central Togo in mid – seventeenth century. They established several small settlements on the southern, western and northern shores of the Keta Lagoon. These include Tegbi, Alakple and Kodzi in the south, Anyako to the west and Afiadenyigba on the northern part. Royal Houses recognized within Anlo Afiadenyigba Traditional Area as at 2024 and their locations/Residence in the Traditional Area: 1. Fiaga Kadzahlo Drabese, The Paramount Chief of Anlo Afiadenyigba Traditional Area 2. Fia Salu - Fiagbaga/(Salukorfe) 3. Fia Avuworda - DomeKpornuga 4. Fia Akamu - Agbonuga 5. Fia Saba - Alagbati 6. Fia Axorlu - Ablame 7. Fia Tete-Dziekpor - Ablame 8. Fia Aglebe - DomeKpornuga 9. Fia Ekpey-Subo - DomeKpornuga 10. Fia Kwakutsey Boafo - Dziehe 11. Dzakpasu - Dzakpasukorpe 12. Fia Emesse - Tsavanya 13. Fialor - Dziehe 14. Kokotsi - Dziehe 15. Yorxor - Ablame 16. Dorkenu - Ablame 17. Kordjodey - Alagbati 18. Nyadi Alorde Kamasa - Tengekorfe 19. Soga - Ablame.
Some Divisions/Locations yet to be identified with royal houses: Nyravase and Avake-Kpota
Most of the inhabitants are fisher folk who fish in the Keta Lagoon. The women trade in fried fish between Ghana and Togo. There is a salt mining when the northern part of the lagoon dies up. Some of the men are kente weavers who sell their work in Agbozume market. Production of coconut oil is common in the area which has a large coconut plantation.
Music
Afiadenyigba has been noted for learning and performing many music dances. Fishermen who traveled out to Benin, Togo or Nigeria learnt many dances which they brought to the town. They go to other towns to teach such drums as Gahu Dance, Gadzo, Atsiagbekor and others.
A music and dance group found in the area is the Gadzo Group [1] founded by the late Mortoo Agbovor in 1939, named after war dance and drum rhythm performed by the community's forefathers as they migrated into Southeastern Ghana.
Education
The town has the Anlo Afiadenyigba Secondary School.[2][3] The school is a second cycle institution.[4]
There are four basic schools in Anlo Afiadenyigba which has a population of 6740.
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