Dangme East District

The Dangme East District is one of the ten (10) districts in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana, and covers a surface of 909 km². Major Towns in the district are Big Ada and Ada Kasseh. Ada Foah, which is the district capital, is located at the beach and river estuary. Most of the inhabitants (85.9%) belong to the cultural group of the Dangme. It has a population of 71,671.

According to oral history, the people of Ada, who are called Dangmeli, are believed to have migrated from Tagologo near Shai-Osodoku in the Dangme West District. It has been estimated that several hundred years ago they initially settled at a place called Okorwhem in the south-western part of the district. After several years of inhabitancy, part of the people decided to move downwards to Togbloku and settled there. While staying at Togbloku, the founder of the Kudzragbe clan, Torgbe Adela Atsu discovered that Big Ada was a good place to stay and the Dangmeli and Togbloku people inhabited the area.

Ada,according to oral history backed by many historical edifices, was founded by an Adangbe man known as Lomowe jointly with an Ewe man known as Togbe Havi Etse ( who is also the founder of the Kudzragbe clan of Ada).There exist authorities of oral history (concerning this particular facts) in Ada who could be contacted for further verification.The current head of the Kudzrabe clan at Ada,Nene Tsatsu Pediator could be contacted,since he is a direct descendant of Torgbe Havi Etse. In the olden days the people of Ada spoke two languages i.e. Ewe and Agdangbe. Ewe language was mainly spoken in the evening/night whiles Dangbe was spoken during the day.

The Dangme East District is part of the Greater Accra Region. It is bordered on the west by the Dangme West District, on the east and north by Keta district, South Tongu and North Tongu (Volta Region) and on the south by the Gulf of Guinea.

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