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 , Akyode , Buem , Nyagbo , Avatime, and Nkonya . This region was carved out of the Volta Region in December 2018 by the New Patriotic Party. The people of the Volta Region are popularly known as Voltarians ( French : Voltaiens . 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.
14-663: Dabala is a town in the Volta Region of Ghana . The town is known for the Dabala Secondary Technical School. The school is a second cycle institution. Dabala is also known for its strategic market known as the Dabala Market. This market is highly patronised by traders from the entire country of Ghana and the republic of Togo. This beautiful town is the capital of the Agave people where
28-622: A victory for incumbent John Kufuor of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), who defeated John Atta-Mills of the National Democratic Congress with 52 percent of the vote in the first round, enough to win without the need for a runoff. The parliamentary elections saw the NPP win 128 seats in the expanded 230-seat Parliament, an outright majority. There were four candidates: This African election-related article
42-551: Is Torgbe Korkuvi Akah. The major festival of the people of Agave is known as Dzawuwu , and it is celebrated at Dabala every other year. The R16 Regional Highway runs from Dabala junction where it meets the N1 National Highway . It runs southward into the Anloga District . 5°59′N 0°41′E / 5.983°N 0.683°E / 5.983; 0.683 Volta Region The Volta region
56-713: The Anlo Ewe , Tongu Ewe, Wedome Ewe, Ave Ewe 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). The Volta region is run by a Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) 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
70-801: 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. The current Regional Minister, Archibald Letsa was appointed in February 2017. Before the regional demarcation in December 2018 ,
84-945: The Ewe wanted the unification of the Ewe people in British Togoland and French Togoland as a separate Ewe state (modern Togo ). 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. 7°00′N 0°30′E / 7.000°N 0.500°E / 7.000; 0.500 Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2004 John Kufuor NPP John Kufuor NPP General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2004. The presidential elections resulted in
98-551: The Paramount Chief of Agave (the Agave fiaga) presides over his chiefs. Farming and distilling of local gin (Akpeteshie) is the main occupation of the people of Dabala. The Economic activities of Dabala is supported by a very vibrant Rural bank known as Agave Rural Bank which was founded in the late 1980s by a group of dedicated indigenes of Agave led by the late Mr. Frederick Samuel Kwabla Appeti. The current Chief of Dabala
112-692: The boundaries of the Oti Region which was formally created on 15 February 2019. 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
126-576: 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 (42%) against in British Togoland , as
140-715: The number of constituencies to 26. 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 (UHAS) 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: The Togoland Congress (TCP)
154-408: The region had 25 MMDA's (made up of 0 Metropolitan, 5 Municipal and 20 Ordinary Assemblies) 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,
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#1732790121990168-415: The region is divided into 18 MMDA's (made up of 0 Metropolitan, 6 Municipal and 12 Ordinary Assemblies). 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: The following districts are now within
182-457: 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
196-576: 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 . 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 subgroups such as
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