Ho Municipal District

Municipal District in Ghana
6°36′43″N 0°28′13″E / 6.61194°N 0.47028°E / 6.61194; 0.47028Country GhanaRegion VoltaCapitalHoGovernment
 • Municipal Chief ExecutiveHon. Prosper Pi BansaArea
 • Total573.2 km2 (221.3 sq mi)Population
 (2021 census[1])
 • Total180,420 • Density310/km2 (820/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)ISO 3166 codeGH-TV-HO

Ho Municipal District is one of the eighteen districts in Volta Region, Ghana.[2][3] Originally created as an ordinary district assembly on 10 March 1989 when it was known as Ho District, until the southern part of the district was split off by a decree of president John Agyekum Kufuor on 13 August 2004 to create Adaklu-Anyigbe District; thus the remaining part has been retained as Ho District. However on 28 June 2012, the western part of the district was later split off to create Ho West District; thus the remaining part was elevated to municipal district assembly status on that same year to become Ho Municipal District, which was established by Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 2074.[4] The municipality is located in the central part of Volta Region and has Ho as its capital town.

Population

As of 2010[update], the population was 177,281 with 83,819 males and 93,462 females.[5]

  • Various buildings in Ho.

History

The district's capital Ho, arose initially from a union of two villages namely, Banakoe (today Bankoe) and Hegbe (today Heve).

Villages

In addition to Ho, the capital and administrative centre, Ho Municipal District contains the following villages:

  • Abutia-Kloe
  • Abutia-Teti
  • Akoepe
  • Amedzoƒe
  • Anyirawase
  • Asanti-Kpoeta
  • Atikpui
  • Dededo
  • Dzolo-Gbogame
  • Hovieƒe
  • Kleƒe Achatime
  • Kpenoe
  • Shia
  • Sokode Gbogame
  • Takla Gbogame
  • Tavieƒe
  • Tsibu
  • Ziavi-Dzogbe
  • Ziavi-Lume
  • Ziavi-Adukofe

References

  1. ^ Ghana: Administrative Division
  2. ^ "Ghana Statistical Services". Ghana statistics service. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  3. ^ "Srekpe and surrounding communities share water sources with animals". MyJoyOnline. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  4. ^ "The Composite Budget of the Ho Municipal Assembly" (PDF). Ghana Ministry of Finance.
  5. ^ "Ho Municipal District". Ho Municipal District. Retrieved 2020-05-26.

Sources

  • "Districts of Ghana". Statoids.
  • Ho Municipal District on GhanaDistricts.com

External links

  • Ho Municipal District Official Website
  • v
  • t
  • e
Districts and Capitals of the Volta Region of Ghana
Municipal (6)
Location of Volta Region District
Ordinary (12)

6°36′43″N 0°28′13″E / 6.61194°N 0.47028°E / 6.61194; 0.47028