Volta Region


Volta Region is one of Ghana's sixteen administrative regions, with Ho designated as its capital.
Other major towns in the Region include Anloga, Keta, Hohoe, Aflao, Sogakope, Akatsi, Juapong, Denu and many others. It is located west of Republic of Togo and to the east of Lake Volta. Divided into 18 administrative districts, the region is multi-ethnic and multilingual, including groups such as the Ewe, the Guan, Ga-Adangme, Akan people, Hausa and other minority groups. The Guan peoples prior to the creation of the Oti Region included the Lolobi, Likpe, Akpafu, Akyode, Buem,, Avatime and Nkonya.
The people of the Volta Region are popularly known as Voltarians. This group includes the Ewes, Guans and other minor tribes living in the Volta Region. The people of the Volta Region are popular known for their rich cultural display and music some of which include Agbadza, Borborbor and Zigi.
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Background

The Volta region was formed by the state union of the former British Togoland which had been 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 are the Ewe people. They consist of several subgroups such as the Anlo Ewe, Tongu Ewe, Wedome Ewe, Ave Ewe and Avenor Ewe. Other ethnicities include the Guan people, the Akan people, and the Gurma people. The main languages of the region are Ewe and English.

Administration

The Volta region is run by a Regional Coordinating Council and a District Assembly. The RCC is made up of the Volta Regional Minister who is the political head and his deputy as well as representatives of the Regional House of Chiefs, the District Chief Executives of the Volta region, the Presiding Members of the 12 Districts Assemblies and representatives of the various decentralized Ministries, Departments and Agencies in the Volta region. Each district is run by a District Assembly.

Regional Commissioners and Ministers

The current Regional Minister, James Gunu was appointed in January 2025.

Administrative divisions

Before the regional demarcation in December 2018, the region had 25 MMDA's with all the administrative changes as of December 2012. After the census, the Oti Region was carved out of it, reducing the size of the region and the number of administrative districts to 18.
The political administration of the region is through the local government system. Under this administration system, the region is divided into 18 MMDA's. Each District, Municipal or Metropolitan Assembly, is administered by a Chief Executive, representing the central government but deriving authority from an Assembly headed by a presiding member elected from among the members themselves. The current list is as follows:
#MMDA NameCapitalMMDA TypeChief ExecutiveStart dateConstituencyMember of ParliamentParty
1AdakluAdaklu WayaOrdinaryKadey Phanel Donkoh1 June 2017AdakluKwame Governs AgbodzaNDC
2Afadjato SouthVe GolokwatiOrdinaryJames Etornam Flolu1 June 2017Afadjato SouthAngela Oforiwa Alorwu-TayNDC
3Agotime-ZiopeKpetoeOrdinaryJohn Kwaku Amanya1 June 2017Agotime-ZiopeCharles Akwasi AgbeveNDC
4Akatsi NorthAve-DakpaOrdinaryPrince Sodoke Amuzu1 June 2017Akatsi NorthPeter Kwasi Nortsu-KotoeNDC
5Akatsi SouthAkatsiOrdinaryLeonelson Adzidogah1 June 2017Akatsi SouthBernard AhiaforNDC
6AnlogaAnlogaMunicipalSeth Yormewu15 May 2018AnloRichard Kwami SefeNDC
7Central TonguAdidomeOrdinaryThomas Moore Zonyarah1 June 2017Central TonguAlexander Roosevelt HottordzeNDC
8HoHoMunicipalProsper Kofi Pi-Bansah1 June 2017Ho CentralRichmond Edem Kofi KpotosuNDC
9Ho WestDzolokpuitaOrdinaryErnest Victor Apau1 June 2017Ho WestEmmanuel Kwasi BedzrahNDC
10HohoeHohoeMunicipalAndrews Teddy Ofori1 June 2017HohoeThomas Worlanyo TsekpoNDC
11KetaKetaMunicipalGodwin Edudji Effah1 June 2017KetaKwame Dzudzorli GakpeyNDC
12Ketu NorthDzodzeMunicipalAnthony Avogbedor1 June 2017Ketu NorthEric Edem AgbanaNDC
13Ketu SouthDenuMunicipalEdem Elliot Agbewornu1 June 2017Ketu SouthDzifa Abla GomashieNDC
14KpandoKpanduMunicipalErnest Theophilus Quist1 June 2017KpandoSebastian Fred DehNDC
15North DayiAnfoegaOrdinaryKudjo Edmund Attah1 June 2017North DayiJoycelyn TettehNDC
16North TonguBattor DugameOrdinaryRichard Collins Arku7 January 2017North TonguSamuel Okudzeto AblakwaNDC
17South DayiKpeve New TownOrdinaryErnest Patrick Mallet1 June 2017South DayiRockson-Nelson Kwami DafeamekporNDC
18South TonguSogakopeOrdinaryEmmanuel Louis Agama1 June 2017South TonguMaxwell Kwame LukutorNDC

The following districts are now within the boundaries of the Oti Region which was formally created on 15 February 2019.
#MMDA NameCapitalMMDA TypeChief Executive
1BiakoyeNkonya AhenkroOrdinaryComfort Attah
2JasikanJasikanOrdinaryLawrence Aziale
3KadjebiKadjebiOrdinaryMichael Kofi Asiedu
4Krachi EastDambaiMunicipalPatrick Jilima
5Krachi NchumuruChindiriOrdinaryAugustine Appiah
6Krachi WestKete KrachiOrdinaryDouglas Osei-Nti
7Nkwanta NorthKpassaOrdinaryJakayi Jackson
8Nkwanta SouthNkwantaOrdinaryJohn Tarsun

Constituencies

There are 18 constituencies in the region after the Oti Region was carved out of it. Previously, Volta Region had 19 constituencies in the election in December 2000 and 24 constituencies in December 2004 parliamentary election. Four new constituencies were created by the Electoral Commission prior to the December 2012 parliamentary election, increasing the number of constituencies to 26.

Education

Universities

Nurses' Training and Colleges of Education

Senior High Schools

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  • Abor Senior High School
  • Zion College
  • Tanyigbe Senior High School
  • Three Town Senior High School
  • Hohoe E.P Senior High School
  • 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
  • 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
  • Alavanyo Senior High Technical School
  • E.P. Tech/Voc. Institute
  • Kpando Technical Institute
  • Leklebi Senior High School
  • Ve Community Senior High School
  • 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

The Volta Regional Hospital is located at Ho. It is popularly referred to as Trafalgar. The inception of the University of Health and Allied Sciences at Ho has led to it being redesignated as the Ho Teaching Hospital in 2019. Other government run health facilities in the capital are the Ho Municipal Hospital and the Ho Polyclinic. Hospitals in the region include:
DistrictLocationHospital
Akatsi SouthAkatsiAkatsi District Hospital
Akatsi SouthAkatsiSt. Paul's Hospital
Ho MunicipalHoHo Teaching Hospital
Ho MunicipalHoHo Municipal Hospital
Ho MunicipalHoHo Polyclinic
Hohoe MunicipalHohoeHohoe Municipal Hospital
Keta MunicipalAborSacred Heart Hospital
Keta MunicipalKetaKeta Government Hospital
Ketu South MunicipalAflaoKetu South Municipal Hospital
Kpando MunicipalKpandoMargaret Marquart Catholic Hospital
North DayiAnfoegaAnfoega Catholic Hospital
North TonguAdidomeAdidome Hospital
North TonguBattorCatholic Hospital
South DayiPekiPeki Government Hospital
South TonguSogakopeSogakope District Hospital

Togoland Congress

The Togoland Congress was a political party formed in 1951 to campaign for the unification of the Ewe people in British Togoland and French Togoland as a separate Ewe state. The party was defeated in the May 1956 UN plebiscite in British Togoland, which resulted in the unification of British Trans-Volta Togoland with Gold Coast, which later became independent as Ghana.
On 9 May 1956, a vote was conducted to decide the future disposition of British Togoland and French Togoland. The native and dominant ethnic group, the Ewe people, were divided between the two Togos. British Togoland inhabitants voted in favor of state union with the Gold Coast, and the Togo Ewe state was incorporated with Gold Coast.
There was vocal opposition to the incorporation of Togoland into modern Ghana, from the Ewe people who voted against in British Togoland, as the Ewe wanted the unification of the Ewe people in British Togoland and French Togoland as a separate Ewe state.
Recently, a campaign for the cessation of some part of the Volta Region from Ghana to be known as "Western Togoland" is being led by a group calling itself Homeland Study Group Foundation. The group is led by Charles Kormi Kudzodzi.

Tourism

Recreation areas

Museum

Mountains

Other tourist attractions

Waterfalls

Notable citizens

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