Hohoe

Hohoe
Hohoé
Town & District Capital
Hohoe city center
Hohoe
Location in Ghana
Coordinates: 7°9′9″N 0°28′36″E / 7.15250°N 0.47667°E / 7.15250; 0.47667
Country Ghana
Region Volta Region
District Hohoe Municipal District
Elevation 535 ft (163 m)
Population (2012)
 • Total 56,202[1]
  Ranked 35th in Ghana
Time zone GMT
 • Summer (DST) GMT

Hohoe is a town and the capital of the mountainous Hohoe Municipality of the Volta Region of Ghana, with its beautiful climate and many tourist attractions like the Wli Waterfalls.[2] Hohoe is the thirty-fifth most populous settlement in Ghana, in terms of population, with a population of 56,202 people.[1] Hohoe is between Lake Volta and the border of Togo. Hohoe is connected by road to Kpandu and Ho in Ghana; and Kpalimé and Badou in Togo.[2] Hohoe has vast land suitable for rice production, there is also a bimodal rain pattern . The Municipality of Hohoe can be found in the center of the Volta Region, with Hohoe being the capital. It was established in 1979.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-11.
  2. 1 2 Touring Ghana - Volta Region Archived 2012-04-14 at the Wayback Machine.. touringghana.com.
  3. ↑

Coordinates: 7°8′56.54″N 0°28′28.56″E / 7.1490389°N 0.4746000°E / 7.1490389; 0.4746000

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