Hohoe
Hohoe
Hohoé | |
|---|---|
 Hohoe city center | |
  Hohoe Location in Ghana | |
| Coordinates: 7°9′9″N 0°28′36″E / 7.15250°N 0.47667°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 |
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]
Major areas
[edit]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.
Education
[edit]There are many private and public basic schools in Hohoe. A list of educational institutions in Hohoe are as follows:
Tertiary institutions
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Hohoe EP Senior High School.[11]
- Likpe Senior High School[12]
- Alavanyo Senior High Technical School[13]
- Akpafu Senior High Technical School[14]
- Agate Senior High School[15]
- Afadjato Senior High Technical School[16]
- St. Mary's Seminary/Senior High School[17]
Tourism
[edit]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]
i. The highest peak in Ghana Mount Afadja (Afadjato) located between Liati Wote and Gbledi communities
ii. The highest waterfall in West Africa – Wli Waterfall located at Wli.
iii. Tsatsadu Waterfall located at Alavanyo
iv. Tagbo Waterfall at Liati Wote
v. Wadjakli Waterfall located at Likpe Todome
vi. The most wonderful ancient old iron mines at Akpafu Todzi .
vii. The four ancestral caves located at Likpe-Todome.
Notable natives
[edit]- Millicent Ankude[20]
References
[edit]- ^ "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-11.
- ^ admin (2024-05-07). "Deloitte commissions 7th library at Hohoe". Ghanaian Times. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ "Hohoe clash: How clash between Ghana police den residents of Godenu kill two pipo". BBC News Pidgin. 2023-08-31. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ Noretti, Alberto Mario (16 February 2024). "Hohoe: Home of vast tourism potentials". Graphic Online. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Hohoe Municipality". hohoe.ghanadistricts.gov.gh. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
- ^ "2010 Population and Housing Census" (PDF). Ghana Statistical Service. May 2013.
- ^ 2010 Population and Housing Census. Ghana Statistical Service. 2010.
- ^ "About Us – Teresco". Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ "Contact – St. Francis College of Education". Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ^ "Contact – NURSING & MIDWIFERY TRAINING COLLEGE HOHOE". Archived from the original on 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ^ "Hohoe E.P Senior High School: All details - HEPSS | Hohoe - Volta Region". 2020-09-10. Archived from the original on 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ "Likpe Senior High School: All details - LISEC | Likpe Mate - Volta Region". 2020-09-11. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ "Alavanyo Senior High Technical School: All details - ASTECH | SHS - Volta". 2020-09-10. Retrieved 2021-02-12.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Akpafu Senior High Technical School: All details - ASSETS | SHS - Volta". 2020-09-10. Retrieved 2021-02-12.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Agate Senior High School: All details - AGASEC | SHS - Have Etoe - Volta". 2020-09-10. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ "Afadjato Senior High Technical School: All details - AFASTECH | Volta". 2020-09-10. Retrieved 2021-02-12.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "St Mary's Seminary Senior High School: All details -SMASCO|Lolobi - Volta". 2020-09-11. Retrieved 2021-02-18.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Volta". Ghana Tourism Authority. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
- ^ Anane-Amponsah, Mary. "Hohoe Municipality: Endowed in tourism but little investment". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
- ^ Appiah-Fei, Esther Owusua (21 February 2024). "The story of the valiant Millicent Ankude: From the streets of Hohoe, Ghana to Birmingham, England". olympics.com. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
External links
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