Volta Region

Volta Region (anaa Volta) be one of Ghana ein sixteen administrative regions, wey na dem designate Ho as ein capital. E dey locate west of Republic of Togo den to de east of Lake Volta. Dem divide am into 25 administrative districts, de region be multi-ethnic  den multilingual, wey dey include groups such as de Ewe, de Guan, den de Akan people. De Guan peoples include de Lolobi, Likpe, Akpafu, Akyode, Buem, Nyagbo, Avatime, den Nkonya. Na dem carve dis region out of de Volta Region insyd December 2018 by de New Patriotic Party. De people of de Volta Region be popularly known as Voltarians (French: Voltaiens). Dis group dey include de Ewes, Guans den oda minor tribes wey dey live insyd de Volta Region. De people of de Volta Region be popular known for dema rich cultural display den music sam of wich dey include Agbadza, Borborbor den Zigi.

 Background 
Na dem form de Volta region by de state union of de former British Togoland wich na ebe part of de German protectorate of Togoland. Na ebe administered as part of de Gold Coast by de BritishBeigbeder, Yves (1994). International Monitoring of Plebiscites, Referenda and National Elections: Self-Determination and Transition to Democracy. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-7923-2563-5. wey dem later rename am Trans-Volta Togoland.

 Demographics 
De native den largest ethnic group of de Volta Region (Togoland / British Togoland) be de Ewe people (68.5% of de population). Dem dey consist of chaw subgroups such as de Anlo Ewe, Tongu Ewe, Wedome Ewe, Ave Ewe den Avenor Ewe. Oda ethnicities dey include de Guan people (wey dey form 9.2% of de population), de Akan people (8.5%), den de Gurma people (6.5% of de population).
 Administration 
De Volta region be run by a Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) den a District Assembly. De RCC be made up of de Volta Regional Minister wey be de political head den ein deputy as well as representatives of de Regional House of Chiefs, de District Chief Executives of de Volta region, de Presiding Members of de 12 Districts Assemblies den representatives of de various decentralized Ministries, Departments den Agencies insyd de Volta region. Each district be run by a District Assembly.

Regional Commissioners den Ministers
As at 2025 de Regional Minister be James Gunu wey na dem appoint am insyd January 2025.

 Administrative divisions 
Before de regional demarcation insyd December 2018, na de region get 25 MMDA's (dem make up of 0 Metropolitan, 5 Municipal den 20 Ordinary Assemblies) plus all de administrative changes as of December 2012. After de census, na dem carve out of am de Oti Region, wey reduce de size of de region den de number of administrative districts to 18.

De political administration of de region be thru de local government system. Under dis administration system, na dem divide de region into 18 MMDA's (dem make up of 0 Metropolitan, 6 Municipal den 12 Ordinary Assemblies). Each District, Municipal anaa Metropolitan Assembly, be administered by a Chief Executive, wey dey represent de central government buh dey derive authority from an Assembly head by a presiding member dem elect from among de members demaselves. De current list be as follows:


+ Districts of de Volta Region # MMDA Name Capital MMDA Type Chief Executive Start DateConstituencyMember of ParliamentParty 1 Adaklu Adaklu Waya Ordinary Kadey Phanel Donkoh 1 June 2017AdakluKwame Governs AgbodzaNDC 2 Afadjato South Ve Golokwati Ordinary James Etornam Flolu 1 June 2017Afadjato SouthAngela Oforiwa Alorwu-TayNDC 3 Agotime-Ziope Kpetoe Ordinary John Kwaku Amanya 1 June 2017Agotime-Ziope Charles Akwasi AgbeveNDC 4 Akatsi North Ave-Dakpa Ordinary Prince Sodoke Amuzu 1 June 2017Akatsi NorthPeter Kwasi Nortsu-KotoeNDC5 Akatsi South Akatsi Ordinary Leonelson Adzidogah 1 June 2017Akatsi SouthBernard AhiaforNDC 6 Anloga Anloga Ordinary Seth Yormewu 15 May 2018AnloRichard Kwami SefeNDC 7 Central Tongu Adidome Ordinary Thomas Moore Zonyarah 1 June 2017Central TonguAlexander Roosevelt HottordzeNDC 8 Ho Ho Municipal Prosper Kofi Pi-Bansah 1 June 2017Ho CentralRichmond Edem Kofi KpotosuNDC 9 Ho West Dzolokpuita Ordinary Ernest Victor Apau 1 June 2017Ho West Emmanuel Kwasi BedzrahNDC 10 Hohoe Hohoe Municipal Andrews Teddy Ofori 1 June 2017Hohoe  Thomas Worlanyo Tsekpo NDC 11 Keta Keta Municipal Godwin Edudji Effah 1 June 2017KetaKwame Dzudzorli GakpeyNDC 12 Ketu North Dzodze Municipal Anthony Avogbedor 1 June 2017Ketu North Eric Edem AgbanaNDC 13 Ketu South Denu Municipal Edem Elliot Agbewornu 1 June 2017Ketu SouthDzifa Abla GomashieNDC14 Kpando Kpandu Municipal Ernest Theophilus Quist 1 June 2017Kpando Sebastian Fred DehNDC 15 North Dayi Anfoega Ordinary Kudjo Edmund Attah 1 June 2017North DayiJoycelyn TettehNDC 16 North Tongu Battor Dugame Ordinary Richard Collins Arku 7 January 2017North TonguSamuel Okudzeto AblakwaNDC 17 South Dayi Kpeve New Town Ordinary Ernest Patrick Mallet 1 June 2017South DayiRockson-Nelson Kwami DafeamekporNDC 18 South Tongu Sogakope Ordinary Emmanuel Louis Agama 1 June 2017South Tongu Maxwell Kwame LukutorNDC

De districts wey dey follow now be within de boundaries of de Oti Region wich na dem formally create on 15 February 2019.

+ Districts of de Oti Region # MMDA Name Capital MMDA Type Chief Executive 1 Biakoye Nkonya Ahenkro Ordinary Comfort Attah 2 Jasikan Jasikan Ordinary Lawrence Aziale 3 Kadjebi Kadjebi Ordinary Michael Kofi Asiedu 4 Krachi East Dambai Municipal Patrick Jilima 5 Krachi Nchumuru Chindiri Ordinary Augustine Appiah 6 Krachi West Kete Krachi Ordinary Douglas Osei-Nti 7 Nkwanta North Kpassa Ordinary Jakayi Jackson 8 Nkwanta South Nkwanta Ordinary John Tarsun

 Constituencies 
Der be 18 constituencies insyd de region after na dem carve out de Oti Region out of am. Previously na Volta Region get 19 constituencies insyd de election insyd December 2000 den 24 constituencies insyd December 2004 parliamentary election. Na dem create four new constituencies by de Electoral Commission prior to de December 2012 parliamentary election, wey dey increase de number of constituencies to 26.2012 parliamentary election. MyJoyOnline.

 Education 
Universities
 Ghana Telecom University College (Now Ghana Communication Technology University)	
 University of Health and Allied Sciences	
 Evangelical Presbyterian University College
 Ho Technical University
Princefield University College
Adonai University College

 Nurses' Training den Colleges of Education  

 Ho Nurses' Training College
 Keta Nursing and Midwifery Training College
 Hohoe Midwifery Training College
 Akatsi College of Education
 Peki College of Education
 Holy Spirit College of Education
 St. Francis College of Education
 St. Theresa’s College of Education
E.P College of Education, Amedzofe

 Senior High Schools 
St. Paul's Senior High School (SPACO)
Some Senior High School (SOSEC)
Klikor Senior High Technical School (KLISTECH)
Bishop Herman College (BIHECO)
 Kpando Senior High School	
Keta Senior High Technical School
 OLA Girls Senior High School (Ho)
 Mawuko Girls' Senior High School
 Mafi Kumase Senior High Technical School
 Adidome Senior High School
 Sogakofe Senior High School
 Keta Business College 
 Wallahs Academy SHS (Ho)
 Adaklu Senior High School, (Adaklu Waya)
 Awudome Senior High School (AWUSCO), Tsito-Awudome
 Ave Senior High School (AVESCO), Ave Dakpa
Ziope Senior High School
Mawuli School (Ho)
 St Prosper's College (Ho)
Ideal College
Social Welfare Vocational Training Centre (SWEVCO), Ho
Sonrise Christian High School
Abor Senior High School
Zion College
Tanyigbe Senior High School
Three Town Senior High School
Hohoe E.P Senior High School (HEPSS)
 Vakpo Secondary School
Vakpo Secondary Senior High Technical 
Kpedze Senior High School
Peki Senior High School
Shia Senior High School
Peki Senior High Technical School (Pestech)
Kpeve Senior High Technical School
Have Technical Institute
Anfoega Senior High School
Taviefe Senior High School
Agate Senior High School
Atiavi Senior High Technical School(Atiavi)
Alavanyo Senior High Technical School
E.P. Tech/Voc. Institute (Alavanyo)
Kpando Technical Institute
Leklebi Senior High School
Ve Community Senior High School (Ve Koloenu)
Tsito Senior High Technical School
Abutia Senior High Technical School
Sokode Senior High Technical School
St. Catherine Girls Senior High School
Wovenu Senior High Technical School, Tadzewu
Akatsi Senior High Technical School

Health
De Volta Regional Hospital dey locate for Ho. E be popularly referred to as Trafalgar. Na de inception of de University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) for Ho lead to am na dem redesignate as de Ho Teaching Hospital insyd 2019. Oda government dey run health facilities insyd de capital be de Ho Municipal Hospital den de Ho Polyclinic. Hospitals insyd  de region dey include:

+List of major hospitals insyd de Volta Region District  Location  HospitalAkatsi South Akatsi  Akatsi District Hospital St. Paul's HospitalHo Municipal Ho  Ho Teaching Hospital Ho Municipal Hospital Ho PolyclinicHohoe Municipal Hohoe  Hohoe Municipal HospitalKeta Municipal  Abor  Sacred Heart Hospital Keta  Keta Government HospitalKetu South MunicipalAflaoKetu South Municipal Hospital Kpando Municipal  Kpando  Margaret Marquart Catholic Hospital North Dayi  Anfoega  Anfoega Catholic HospitalNorth Tongu  Adidome  Adidome Hospital Battor  Catholic Hospital South Dayi  Peki  Peki Government Hospital South Tongu  Sogakope  Sogakope District Hospital

Togoland Congress
Na de Togoland Congress (TCP) be a political party dem form insyd 1951 make e campaign for de unification of de Ewe people insyd British Togoland den French Togoland as a separate Ewe state. Na dem defeat de party insyd de May 1956 UN plebiscite insyd British Togoland, wich na e result in de unification of British Trans-Volta Togoland plus Gold Coast, wich later cam turn independent as Ghana.Daniel Miles McFarland, Historical Dictionary of Ghana, 1985, p. 173

For 9 May 1956, na dem conduct a vote make e decide de future disposition of British Togoland den French Togoland. De native den dominant ethnic group, de Ewe people, na dem be divided between de two Togos. Na British Togoland inhabitants vote in favor of state union plus de Gold Coast, wey na dem incorporate de Togo Ewe state plus Gold Coast.

Na der be vocal opposition to de incorporation of Togoland into modern Ghana, from de Ewe people wey na dem vote (42%) against insyd British Togoland, as na de Ewe want de unification of de Ewe people insyd British Togoland den French Togoland as a separate Ewe state (modern Togo).

Recently, na a campaign for de cessation of sam part of de Volta Region from Ghana wey be known as "Western Togoland" be led by a group wey dey call einself Homeland Study Group Foundation. Charles Kormi Kudzodzi wey dey lead de group.

Tourism
450px|thumb|left|Aerial view from de north of de Adomi Bridge

Recreation areas
Museum
 Volta Regional Museum

Mountains
 Mount Afadja
 Mount Adaklu
 Mount Gemi

Oda Tourist Attractions
Waterfalls 
 Tafi Agome Caves
Tafi Atome Monkey Sanctuary
 Wli Waterfalls
 Tagbo Falls
 Amedzofe Falls
 Biakpa Falls and Caves
 Kpoeta waterfalls (at Ho West District)
Mount Afadja
 Mount Gemi
 Akpom Falls and limestone cave Logba Tota
 Snake Village Liate Wote
 Adidime waterfalls Klefe (at Ho Municipal)
 Ave Crocodile Resort (Ave Dakpa)

Notable citizens
+ Notable native citizens of Volta # Citizen Settlement 1 Erica Nego Ho 2 Jerry Rawlings Keta 3 Kofi Awoonor Wheta 4 Peter Bossman Ho 5 Prof. A.C. Kuma Leklebi6 Ave KludzeHohoe7 Fiifi Fiavi KweteyNogokpo 8 Dzifa AtivorAbutia 9 Ephraim Amu Abenase 10 Komla Dumor Aflao 11 Togbe Afede XIV Ho12StonebwoyAlakple13Mz VeeDzodze14John DumeloHohoe15Philip GbehoVodza16Kofi AdjorloloKlikor17EdemDzodze18John Peter AmewuHohoe19Esther OclooPeki20 Joseph Edward Michel Atikpui 21 Emmanuel Kotoka Fiaxor 22 Anthony Deku 23 J. W. K. Harlley  24  Courage Quashigah Kedzi 25 Harry Dumashie Dzelukope 26  Kojo Tsikata 27 Tsatsu Tsikata28Mac SarbahMepe

 References 

 External links 

 Official website
 Tourism – Volta Region
 Volta Region from statoids.com
 Volta Region – Districts


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