Volta Region (or Volta) 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 in the eastern part of Republic of Ghana. 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 (located in the Agortime-Ziope district, remains an integral part of the Volta Region) 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.
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 (68.5% of the population). 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 (forming 9.2% of the population), the Akan people (8.5%), and the Gurma people (6.5% of the population). The main languages of the region are Ewe and English.
Administration 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 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 (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, 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:
+ Districts of the Volta Region # MMDA Name Capital MMDA Type Chief Executive Start dateConstituencyMember of ParliamentParty 1 Adaklu Adaklu Waya Ordinary Jerry Yaw Ameko 2 April 2025AdakluKwame Governs AgbodzaNDC 2 Afadjato South Ve Golokwati Ordinary Manfred Tawiah 4 April 2025Afadjato South Frank AfriyieNDC 3 Agotime-Ziope Kpetoe Ordinary Alfred Klu Odikro 2 April 2025Agotime-Ziope Charles Akwasi AgbeveNDC 4 Akatsi North Ave-Dakpa Ordinary Bless Kojo Katamani 2 April 2025Akatsi NorthPeter Kwasi Nortsu-KotoeNDC5 Akatsi South Akatsi Ordinary Daniel Dagba 1 June 2017Akatsi SouthBernard AhiaforNDC 6 Anloga Anloga Municipal Sandra Seyram Kpedor 15 May 2018AnloRichard Kwami SefeNDC 7 Central Tongu Adidome Ordinary Addison Dodzi Mornyuie 1 June 2017Central TonguAlexander Roosevelt HottordzeNDC 8 Ho Ho Municipal Stephen Adom 1 June 2017Ho CentralRichmond Edem Kofi KpotosuNDC 9 Ho West Dzolokpuita Ordinary Prosper Francis Dussey 1 June 2017Ho West Emmanuel Kwasi BedzrahNDC 10 Hohoe Hohoe Municipal Prosper Kumi 1 June 2017Hohoe Thomas Worlanyo Tsekpo NDC 11 Keta Keta Municipal Wisdom Bondieu Seade 1 June 2017KetaKwame Dzudzorli GakpeyNDC 12 Ketu North Dzodze Municipal Martin Prince Korbla Amenaki 1 June 2017Ketu North Eric Edem AgbanaNDC 13 Ketu South Denu Municipal Nicholas Kwabla Worclachie 1 June 2017Ketu SouthDzifa Abla GomashieNDC14 Kpando Kpandu Municipal Killian Donkor 1 June 2017Kpando Sebastian Fred DehNDC 15 North Dayi Anfoega Ordinary Ernest Adevor 1 June 2017North DayiJoycelyn TettehNDC 16 North Tongu Battor Dugame Ordinary Victoria Amefadzi Yawa Doe 7 January 2017North TonguSamuel Okudzeto AblakwaNDC 17 South Dayi Kpeve New Town Ordinary Courage Kwame Kokroko 1 June 2017South DayiRockson-Nelson Kwami DafeamekporNDC 18 South Tongu Sogakope Ordinary Victoria Dzeklo 1 June 2017South Tongu Maxwell Kwame LukutorNDC
The following districts are now within the boundaries of the Oti Region which was formally created on 15 February 2019.
+ Districts of the Oti Region # MMDA Name Capital MMDA Type Chief Executive 1 Biakoye Nkonya Ahenkro Ordinary Comfort Attah 2 Jasikan Jasikan Ordinary Lawrence Aziale 3 Kadjebi Kadjebi Ordinary Michael Kofi Asiedu 4 Krachi East Dambai Municipal Patrick Jilima 5 Krachi Nchumuru Chinderi Ordinary Augustine Appiah 6 Krachi West Kete Krachi Ordinary Douglas Osei-Nti 7 Nkwanta North Kpassa Ordinary Jakayi Jackson 8 Nkwanta South Nkwanta Ordinary John 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 26.2012 parliamentary election . MyJoyOnline.
Education
Universities Ghana Telecom University College (Now Ghana Communication Technology University) University of Health and Allied Sciences Evangelical Presbyterian University College Ho Technical University Princefield University College Adonai University College
Nurses' Training and Colleges of Education
Ho Nurses' Training College Keta Nursing and Midwifery Training College Hohoe Midwifery Training College Akatsi College of Education Peki College of Education Holy Spirit College of Education St. Francis College of Education St. Theresa's College of Education E.P College of Education, Amedzofe
Senior High Schools
St. Paul's Senior High School (SPACO) Some Senior High School (SOSEC) Klikor Senior High Technical School (KLISTECH) Bishop Herman College (BIHECO) Kpando Senior High School Keta Senior High Technical School OLA Girls Senior High School (Ho) Mawuko Girls' Senior High School Mafi Kumase Senior High Technical School Adidome Senior High School Sogakofe Senior High School Keta Business College Wallahs Academy SHS (Ho) Adaklu Senior High School, (Adaklu Waya) Awudome Senior High School (AWUSCO), Tsito-Awudome Ave Senior High School (AVESCO), Ave Dakpa Ziope Senior High School Mawuli School (Ho) St Prosper's College (Ho) Ideal College Social Welfare Vocational Training Centre (SWEVCO), Ho Sonrise Christian High School Abor Senior High School Zion College Tanyigbe Senior High School Three Town Senior High School Hohoe E.P Senior High School (HEPSS) 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 (Pestech) 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 (Atiavi) Alavanyo Senior High Technical School E.P. Tech/Voc. Institute (Alavanyo) Kpando Technical Institute Leklebi Senior High School Ve Community Senior High School (Ve Koloenu) 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 (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:
+List of major hospitals in the Volta Region District Location HospitalAkatsi South Akatsi Akatsi District Hospital St. Paul's HospitalHo Municipal Ho Ho Teaching Hospital Ho Municipal Hospital Ho PolyclinicHohoe Municipal Hohoe Hohoe Municipal HospitalKeta Municipal Abor Sacred Heart Hospital Keta Keta Government HospitalKetu South MunicipalAflaoKetu South Municipal Hospital Kpando Municipal Kpando Margaret Marquart Catholic Hospital North Dayi Anfoega Anfoega Catholic HospitalNorth Tongu Adidome Adidome Hospital Battor Catholic Hospital South Dayi Peki Peki Government Hospital South Tongu Sogakope Sogakope District Hospital
Togoland Congress
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.Daniel Miles McFarland, Historical Dictionary of Ghana, 1985, p. 173
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 (42%) 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 (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.
Tourism
Recreation areas Museum Volta Regional Museum
Mountains Mount Afadja Mount Adaklu Mount Gemi
Other tourist attractions Waterfalls Tafi Agome Caves Tafi Atome Monkey Sanctuary Wli Waterfalls Tagbo Falls Amedzofe Falls Biakpa Falls and Caves Kpoeta waterfalls (at Ho West District) Mount Afadja Mount Gemi Akpom Falls and limestone cave Logba Tota Snake Village Liate Wote Adidime waterfalls Klefe (at Ho Municipal) Ave Crocodile Resort (Ave Dakpa)
Notable citizens + Notable native citizens of Volta # Citizen Settlement 1 Erica Nego Ho 2 Jerry Rawlings Keta 3 Kofi Awoonor Wheta 4 Peter Bossman Ho 5 Prof. A.C. Kuma Leklebi6 Ave KludzeHohoe7 Fiifi Fiavi KweteyNogokpo 8 Dzifa AtivorAbutia 9 Ephraim Amu Abenase 10 Komla Dumor Aflao 11 Togbe Afede XIV Ho12StonebwoyAlakple13Mz VeeDzodze14John DumeloHohoe15Philip GbehoVodza16Kofi AdjorloloKlikor17EdemDzodze18John Peter AmewuHohoe19Esther OclooPeki20 Joseph Edward Michel Atikpui 21 Emmanuel Kotoka Fiaxor 22 Anthony Deku 23 J. W. K. Harlley Anyako 24 Courage Quashigah Kedzi 25 Harry Dumashie Dzelukope 26 Kojo Tsikata Keta 27 Tsatsu Tsikata Keta28Mac SarbahMepe29Seth AnthonyAdafienu30Gilbert AnsrePeki
References
External links
Official website Tourism – Volta Region Volta Region from statoids.com Volta Region – Districts