Hohoe
Town in Volta Region, Ghana
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Hohoe is a town and the district capital of Hohoe Municipality located in the Volta Region of Ghana.[2][3] It is about 78 km (48 mi) from Ho, the regional capital and 220 km (140 mi) from Accra, the national capital.[4] The population of Hohoe Municipality,[5] according to the 2010 Population and Housing Census,[6] is 167,016 representing 7.9 per cent of the total population of the Volta Region. It comprises 52.1 per cent females and 47.9 percent males.[7]
Hohoe
Hohoé | |
|---|---|
Hohoe city center | |
  Hohoe Location in Ghana | |
| Coordinates: 7°9′9″N 0°28′36″E | |
| Country |  Ghana |
| Region | Volta Region |
| District | Hohoe Municipal District |
| Elevation | 163 m (535 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 56,202[1] |
| Ranked 35th in Ghana | |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
Major areas
Alavanyo-Dzogbedze, Alavanyo-Deme, Alavanyo Agorme, Alavanyo-Kpeme, Alavanyo-Wudidi, Alavanyo-Agorxoe, Alavanyo-Abehenase, Gbi-Bla, Gbi-Kpeme, Gbi-Godenu Gbi-Abansi, Gbi-Wegbe, Kpoeta, Gbi-Atabu, Gbi-Kledzo, Gborxome, Blave, Kitikpa, Lowcost, Segbedeme, Ahado, Fodome, Tsevi, Wli, Paloma, Adabraka, Bangalow, Boondocks, Torkorni,Trevi.
Education
There are many private and public basic schools in Hohoe. A list of educational institutions in Hohoe are as follows:
Tertiary institutions
- University of Health and Allied Sciences
- St. Theresa's Training College[8]
- St. Francis College of Education[9]
- Hohoe Midwifery Training College[10]
Secondary education
Tourism
The Hohoe Municipality is a home of tourism potential capable of transforming its economy, as well as its overall contribution to national income when fully harnessed. It has beautiful landscapes, numerous eco-tourism sites that make it one of the most important tourist areas in the country. The Hohoe Municipality has the following marked tourism features:[18][19]
- The highest peak in Ghana Mount Afadja (Afadjato) located between Liati Wote and Gbledi communities
- The highest waterfall in West Africa – Wli Waterfall located at Wli.
- Tsatsadu Waterfall located at Alavanyo
- Tagbo Waterfall at Liati Wote
- Wadjakli Waterfall located at Likpe Todome
- The most wonderful ancient old iron mines at Akpafu Todzi .
- The four ancestral caves located at Likpe-Todome.
Notable natives
- V. Kofi Agawu
- Millicent Ankude[20]
