Ho Municipal District Explained

Ho Municipal District
Settlement Type:Municipal District
Pushpin Map:Ghana
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Ho Municipal District within Volta
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Ghana
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:Capital
Subdivision Name2:Ho
Leader Title:Municipal Chief Executive
Leader Name:Hon. Prosper Pi Bansa
Area Total Km2:573.2
Population As Of:2021 census[1]
Population Total:180,420
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:6.6119°N 0.4703°W
Iso Code:GH-TV-HO

Ho Municipal District is one of the 25 administrative Districts in the Volta Region, Ghana.[2] [3] It is made up of total land size of 2,361 km2 and a total estimated population of 213,960 in 2017, 105,195 being males and 108,765 are females. 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

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

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 center, Ho Municipal District contains the following villages:

Universities in Ho

Ho boasts of two public universities namely:

They have a nurses training college, Ho Nurses' Training College.

  • 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

Sources

External links

6.6119°N 0.4703°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.citypopulation.de/en/ghana/admin/ Ghana: Administrative Division
  2. Web site: Ghana Statistical Services. . 2020-05-26 . Ghana statistics service.
  3. Web site: Srekpe and surrounding communities share water sources with animals . 2021-05-20 . MyJoyOnline. . en-US.
  4. Web site: The Composite Budget of the Ho Municipal Assembly . Ghana Ministry of Finance .
  5. Web site: Ho Municipal District . 2020-05-26 . Ho Municipal District.