Districts/Municipals in Volta Region, their District Capital and LI number

The Volta Region is one of the sixteen (16) regions in the Republic of Ghana. The Regional Capital is located in Ho, with it Regional Coordinating Council. Formerly, the Region has twenty-five (25) administrative Districts/Municipals.

Following the creation of the Oti Region in 2019 which was carved out of the Volta Region, the Region now has a total of eighteen (18) administrative Districts/Municipals.

The Volta Region lies on the eastern side of the country. The region derived its name from the Volta River, which virtually separates it from the rest of the country. The region is unique in the sense that it is one of the longest of the regions and has all the ecological zones and ethnic groups found in Ghana living in it as indigenes. For this uniqueness, the region is described as a microcosm of the country.

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BRIEF HISTORY

Historically, the northern part of the region, with the exception of the regional capital, Ho, was part of the German colony, while the southern part was administered as part of the Gold Coast colony. After Germany?s defeat in World War I, its colony of Togoland was partitioned. One portion was placed under the protectorate of Britain as the British Togo. The other, under French protectorate, became the French Togo, now the Republic of Togo.

The British protectorate of Togoland, later to be known as Trans-Volta Togoland (TVT), was administered by the Governor of the Gold Coast. After Ghana achieved independence in 1957, the Parliament adopted a resolution to merge and integrate the Trans-Volta Togoland with Ghana, under the name Volta Region.

The table below shows the list of the current Districts/Municipals in the Volta Region, their District Capital and District Legislative Instrument (LI) Number.

SOURCE: Coverghana.com.gh