Anloga District

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Anloga Municipal
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Anloga Municipal
Location of Anloga Municipal within Volta
Coordinates: 5°47′13.7″N0°53′25.8″E / 5.787139°N 0.890500°E / 5.787139; 0.890500
CountryFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Region Flag of Volta Region.png Volta
Capital Anloga
Government
 • Municipal Chief ExecutiveHon. Sandra Seyram Kpedor
 • Awormefia of Anlo StateTogbui Sri III [1]
Area
 • Total
314 km2 (121 sq mi)
Population
 (2021 [2] )
 • Total
94,895
 • Density300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)
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Area code 03626
ISO 3166 code GH-TV-AL

Anloga Municipal is one of the eighteen districts in Volta Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Keta District on 10 March 1989, which was created from the former Anlo District Council. However on 19 February 2019, the western part of the district was split off to create Anloga District (which is now Anloga Municipal Assembly) as one of six districts inaugurated by the Akufo-Addo Government, [3] [4] thus the remaining part has been retained as Keta Municipal District . The Municipal assembly is located in the southwest part of the Keta basin in the southern part of the Volta Region and has Anloga, the spiritual, cultural and traditional capital of the Anlo Kingdom as its Municipal capital town.

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Populated places

The largest town in the district is the capital, Anloga. Some of the villages include Alakple, Kodzi, Dzita, Dewegodo, Dewenu, Srogboe, Whuti, Atsito, Fiaxor, Deta, Genui, Benadzi, Azanu, Apklorfudzi, Tregui, Trekume, Bleamezado, Dosukorpe, Lividzi, Agortoe, Salo, Nyikutor, Atorkor, Woe, Tegbi, Abor, Aŋloga, Anyaŋui, Tunu, Akplowotorkor, and Fuveme. [5]

People

The main ethnic group in the Anloga District are the Ewe people. The main Ewe group are the Anlo Ewe. Their leader and king is the Awormefia of Anlo, Togbui Sri III. [3]

Administration

The District administration is based at Anloga. The head of its administration is the District Chief Executive (DCE) who is appointed by the President of Ghana. The current DCE is Seth Yormenu. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "New Anloga District Inaugurated Despite Heavy Downpour". ghananet.co.uk. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  2. ↑ Ghana: Administrative Division
  3. 1 2 "New Anloga District Inaugurated". voltaregion.gov.gh. Volta Regional Coordinating Council. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "Government to inaugurate six new districts today". ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. 19 February 2019. Archived from the original on 21 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "Agavedzi residents call for support after tidal waves render 700 homeless - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  6. ↑ "Group wants Anlo DCE removed over alleged corruption". myjoyonline.com.gh. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2020.

5°47′13.7″N0°53′25.8″E / 5.787139°N 0.890500°E / 5.787139; 0.890500

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