Volta Region

Description

Volta Region (or Volta) is one of Ghana's sixteen administrative regions, with Ho designated as its capital. It is located west of Republic of Togo and to the east of Lake Volta. Divided into 25 administrative districts, the region is multi-ethnic and multilingual, including groups such as the Ewe, the Guan, and the Akan peoples. The Guan peoples include the Lolobi, Likpe, Akpafu, Buem, and Nkonya (now part of Oti region) people. This region was carved out of the Volta Region in December 2018 by the New Patriotic Party. The Volta region was formed by the state union of the former British Togoland which was part of the German protectorate of Togoland. It was administered as part of the Gold Coast by the British and later renamed Trans-Volta Togoland. Demographics The native and largest ethnic group of the Volta Region (Togoland / British Togoland) are the Ewe people (68.5% of the population). They consist of several sub groups such as the Anlo Ewe, Tongu Ewe, Wedome and Avenor Ewe. Other ethnicities include the Guan people (forming 9.2% of the population), the Akan people (8.5%), and the Gurma people (6.5% of the population). Recreation areas Museum Volta Regional Museum Mountains Mount Afadja Mount Adaklu Mount Gemi Other 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)