Bame, Ghana

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Elevation
252 m (827 ft)
Bame
Bame is located in Ghana
Bame
Bame
Location of Bame
Coordinates: 06°40′18.7″N 0°21′14.2″E / 6.671861°N 0.353944°E / 6.671861; 0.353944
CountryGhana
RegionVolta Region
DistrictsHo West District
Government
  District Chief ExecutiveErnest Victor Apau
  Bame Fia (King of Bame)Togbe Atia Yao VIII
Elevation
252 m (827 ft)
Time zoneGMT
  Summer (DST)GMT
Ghana Post GPS
VI-1186

Bame is a village in the Ho West District of the Volta Region of Ghana.

Bame is located just before the junction of one of the main roads running north to south in the region. After Bame, one branch goes left and over the Akwapim Togo mountain range to Kpeve where one could go south to the Peki Traditional Area or northwards towards Kpandu and Hohoe.

Neighbours

Its nearest neighbour is Wegbe Kpalime which is about a kilometre south east of Bame. Other towns beyond Bame in a southwesterly direction are Avenui, Nkwanta, Anyirawasi and Tsito. Sokode-Etoe is 12.3 kilometres (7.6 mi) to the south east. To the east are Ho the Volta Regional capital, Matse, and Akoefe. Places towards the north east are Kpale, Hlefi, Anfoeta, Dzolokpuita, the district capital, about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) away and Kpedze. The Akwapim Togo mountain range forms the immediate western border of Bame. Over on the other side of the mountains to the west are Kpeve, capital of the South Dayi District. Further to the west is the Volta Lake. Places to the north include Have Etoe, Anfoega and Kpandu.[1]

People

The indigenous people of Bame are the Ewe. Bame is one of the villages that make up the Awudome Traditional Area.[2]

Administration

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