Ho Municipal Assembly

Ho Municipal District
Municipal in Volta Region of Ghana
Districts of Volta Region
Districts of Volta Region
Ho Municipal District is located in Ghana
Ho Municipal District
Ho Municipal District
Location of Ho Municipal District within Volta
Coordinates: 6°36′43″N 0°28′13″E / 6.61194°N 0.47028°E / 6.61194; 0.47028
Country Ghana
Region Volta
CapitalHo
Government
 • Municipal Chief ExecutiveHon. Prosper Pi Bansa
Area
 • Total
573.2 km2 (221.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021 census[1])
 • Total
180,420
 • Density310/km2 (820/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
ISO 3166 codeGH-TV-HO

Ho Municipal Assembly 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 Assembly, 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 2021, the population of Ho was 180, 420 with 84,843 males and 95,577 females.[5] [6]

  • 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). [citation needed]

Universities in Ho

Ho boasts of two public universities namely:

There are several private universities also they include:

There are several Nurses Training College, Ho Nurses' Training College.

Villages

In addition to Ho, the capital and administrative center, Ho Municipal Assembly contains the following villages:

  • Abutia-Kloe
  • Abutia-Teti
  • Akoeƒe
  • Amedzoƒe
  • Anyirawase
  • Asanti-Kpoeta
  • Atikpui
  • Dededo
  • Dzolo-Gbogame
  • Hovieƒe
  • Kleƒe Achatime
  • Kpenoe
  • Shia
  • Sokode Gbogame
  • Sokode Etoe
  • Sokode Bagble
  • Sokode Ando
  • Sokode Lokoe
  • Takla Gbogame
  • Tavieƒe
  • Tanyigbe
  • Tsibu
  • Ziavi-Dzogbe
  • Ziavi-Lume
  • Ziavi-Adukofe
  • Adaklu

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. ^ "Ghana 2021 population census figures: Ghana new census show population hit 30.8 million". BBC News Pidgin. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
  6. ^ "Ho Municipal District". Ho Municipal District. Retrieved 2020-05-26.

Sources



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