Hohoe Hohoé | |
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 Hohoe city center | |
  Hohoe Location in Ghana | |
| Coordinates:7°9′9″N0°28′36″E / 7.15250°N 0.47667°E /7.15250; 0.47667 | |
| 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 ofHohoe Municipality located in theVolta Region ofGhana.[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]
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.
There are many private and public basic schools in Hohoe. A list of educational institutions in Hohoe are as follows:
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 GhanaMount 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 atAkpafu Todzi .
vii. The four ancestral caves located at Likpe-Todome.
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7°8′56.54″N0°28′28.56″E / 7.1490389°N 0.4746000°E /7.1490389; 0.4746000
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