Denu

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Denu Adafienu
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District capital
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Aerial view of Denu junction
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Denu Adafienu
Location of Denu in Ghana
Coordinates: 06°06′04″N01°08′52″E / 6.10111°N 1.14778°E / 6.10111; 1.14778 Coordinates: 06°06′04″N01°08′52″E / 6.10111°N 1.14778°E / 6.10111; 1.14778
Country Ghana
Region Volta Region
District Ketu South Municipal
Elevation
8 m (26 ft)
Time zone GMT
  Summer (DST) GMT
Area code +233 36 25

Denu is a small town which is the capital of Ketu South Municipal, a district on the south-eastern corner of the Volta Region of Ghana, next to Aflao the border town with Togo. The name Denu literally means by the boundary. [1] [2] The town is sandwiched between the sea and lagoon on its south and north respectively.

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References

  1. Ketu Municipal District
  2. "Ketu South Municipal". Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development and Maks Publications & Media Services. Archived from the original on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2014-04-27.