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Volta region

Volta
Region
Location of Volta in Ghana
Location of Volta in Ghana
Districts of Volta as of 2004
Districts of Volta as of 2004
Country Ghana
Capital Ho
Districts 25
Government
 • Regional Minister Helen Ntoso
 • Deputy Regional Minister Francis Komla Ganyaglo
Area
 • Total 20,570 km2 (7,940 sq mi)
Area rank Ranked 5th
Population (2010 Census)
 • Total 2,118,252
 • Rank Ranked 7th
 • Density 100/km2 (270/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)
 • Year 2014
 • Per capita $3,974
GDP (Nominal)
 • Year 2014
 • Per capita $1,902
Time zone GMT
Area code(s) 036
ISO 3166 code GH-TV

Volta Region (or Volta), is one of Ghana's ten 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 people, et al.

The region has 25 districts consisting of 5 municipal and 20 ordinary districts with all the administrative changes as of December 2012.

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.

The Togoland Congress (TCP) 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 Trans-Volta Togoland and French Togoland. The native and dominant ethnic group, the Ewe people, were divided between the two Togos. 58% of British Trans-Volta Togoland inhabitants voted in favor of state union with the Gold Coast, and the Togo Ewe state was incorporated with Gold Coast.


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