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Gbi Godenu
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Gbi Godenu
Location of Gbi Godenu in Volta Region
Coordinates: 7°6′13″N0°27′5″E / 7.10361°N 0.45139°E / 7.10361; 0.45139
Country Ghana
Region Volta Region
District Hohoe Traditional Area (GBI Dzigbe)
Elevation
535 m (1,755 ft)
Population
 (2017)
  Total
13.000
Time zone GMT
  Summer (DST) GMT

Gbi-Godenu is a divisional chieftaincy of the traditional area of Hohoe [1] [2] recognized within of the Constitution of Ghana and legislation regulating the "Headquarters" in Ghanaian society. It is located in the Volta River region of Ghana. [3] [4]

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The current traditional chief of Godenu is Togbe Osei III. He is owes allegiance to the Fiaga of Gbi.

Name Godenu means Be Steadfast with God.

The Gbi-Godenu area covers 18 square kilometers with approximately 13,000 inhabitants in four places near Hohoe. [5]

Talking River

A tourist attraction and enigmatic symbol of Godenu is the so-called "Talking River". According to tradition the river communicates with the ancients, the togbe (even those of the neighboring towns and cities) and other persons of "strong spirit" and in a sort of oracle points the way forward, including for the future of the town of Godenu itself . Another attraction of the river is its small islets, some with denser vegetation cover and others made of stones, which give the landscape its shape.

Help Godenu

Help Godenu - Help for Godenu "is a non-profit association dedicated to the education, health and peaceful coexistence of religions in the Kingdom of Godenu. [6]

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  6. https://help-godenu.org/about-us/