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Kpando
Town & District Capital
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Kpando
Location in Ghana
Coordinates: 7°0′N0°18′E / 7.000°N 0.300°E / 7.000; 0.300
Country Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
Region Volta Region
District Kpando Municipal District
Population
 (2012)
  Total28,334 [1]
 Ranked 54th in Ghana
Time zone GMT
  Summer (DST) GMT

Kpando is a town and capital of Kpando Municipal District in the northern Volta Region of Ghana. It is near the north eastern arm of Lake Volta and the Togo border. Kpando is the fifty-fourth most populous place in Ghana, in terms of population, with a population of 28,334 people. [1] Kpando is connected by ferry and road to Gbefi, Hohoe, Ho and Dambai. It is about a 4-hour journey from Accra. [2] The Kpando Municipality is a district in the Volta Region, and one of the oldest administrative districts in Ghana.

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References

  1. 1 2 "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-11.
  2. "Kpando". Volta Guide Service @ Kpando. Volta Guide Service. Retrieved 2018-04-19.

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Coordinates: 7°00′N0°18′E / 7.000°N 0.300°E / 7.000; 0.300


  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-09-05. Retrieved 2014-08-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)