Godenu
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Gbi Godenu | |
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Ville | |
  Gbi Godenu Location of Gbi Godenu in Volta Region | |
| Coordinates: 7°6′13″N 0°27′5″E / 7.10361°N 0.45139°E | |
| Country | Ghana |
| Region | Volta Region |
| District | Hohoe Traditional Area (GBI Dzigbe) |
| Elevation | 535 m (1,755 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 13.000 |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
Gbi-Godenu is a divisional chieftaincy of the traditional area of Hohoe[1][2] recognized within of the Constitution of Ghana and legislation regulating the "Headquarters" in Ghanaian society. It is located in the Volta River region of Ghana.[3][4]
The current traditional chief of Godenu is Togbe Osei III. He is owes allegiance to the Fiaga of Gbi.
Name Godenu means Be Steadfast with God.
The Gbi-Godenu area covers 18 square kilometers with approximately 13,000 inhabitants in four places near Hohoe.[5]
A tourist attraction and enigmatic symbol of Godenu is the so-called "Talking River". According to tradition the river communicates with the ancients, the togbe (even those of the neighboring towns and cities) and other persons of "strong spirit" and in a sort of oracle points the way forward, including for the future of the town of Godenu itself . Another attraction of the river is its small islets, some with denser vegetation cover and others made of stones, which give the landscape its shape.