VOLTA DISTRICTS


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THE VOLTA REGION
OUR region is the most eastern in Ghana; it shares a border with Togo to the Eastern side of the country, and with the Volta River and Lake to the west. The Atlantic Ocean is to the south and to the north the Northern Region. The region abounds in numerous tourist attractions.
The major towns in this region are Ho (The capital, largest and busiest city), Hohoe and Kpando, Aflao , Keta and sogakofe.

The main dishes of this Region are “Akple” with okro soup, fufu with palmnut soup, “Abolo” with shrimps and “one man thousand” banku with okro stew or pepper, red-red or beans stew and fried plantain.
Until the Second World War, our region was a protectorate of the German, at independence, the volta region become part of Ghana through a plebiscite.

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