Volta region
| Volta | |
|---|---|
| Region | |
 Location of Volta in Ghana |
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 Districts of Volta as of 2004 |
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| 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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