Akpafu-Todzi | |
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 View of the 'cemetery road' in Akpafu-Todzi | |
  Akpafu-Todzi Location in Ghana | |
| Coordinates:7°15′18″N0°29′28″E / 7.25500°N 0.49111°E /7.25500; 0.49111 | |
| Country |  Ghana |
| Region | Oti Region |
| District | Jasikan Municipality |
| Elevation | 1,223 ft (372 m) |
| Time zone | GMT |
Akpafu-Todzi is a village in theAkpafu traditional area of theJasikan Municipality District in theOti Region ofGhana. The inhabitants of Todzi (around 600–700 in total) call themselves the Mawu and speakSiwu, aKwa language that is quite distinct from the dominant regional languagesEwe andTwi. The Siwu name for the village iskaa i kato, or "home up high". The oldest of the five Akpafu villages, Todzi functions as the capital of the traditional area and its chief is the paramount chief of Akpafu.
In the past, Akpafu-Todzi was one of the sites of the traditional iron industry of the Akpafu people. Some ancient mines can still be visited in the vicinity of the village, but the iron industry collapsed in the late nineteenth century. Nowadays, the inhabitants of Todzi are mostly peasant farmers.