Vakpo VK City | |
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Nickname: VK City | |
Motto: Akple menya du nawó té lé vakpo | |
Country | Ghana |
Region | Volta Region |
District | North Dayi District |
Government | |
• Togbega Gbogbolulu v | Togbe Damankah |
• Togbe siffa | Togbe Akoni & Mama Dzomagbelatá |
• Togbe Dogbegá | Togbe Dobo & Mama Agoedza |
Elevation | 269 ft (82 m) |
Time zone | GMT |
• Summer (DST) | GMT |
Vakpo is a town in the North Dayi district, a district in the Volta Region of Ghana. The town is known for the Vakpo Senior high School (Vasec) and Vakpo senior high Tech (Vastech) and its famous farm land called Dzogbega which produces garden eggs and mango farms for local consumption and export. [1] [2] The school is a second cycle institution. [3]
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