Klefe
| Klefe | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
| Nickname(s): Kleviawo | |
| Motto(s): Zendo | |
  Klefe Location of Klefe in Ghana | |
| Coordinates: 6°37′10″N 0°26′51″E / 6.6195°N 0.4475°ECoordinates: 6°37′10″N 0°26′51″E / 6.6195°N 0.4475°E | |
| Country |
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| Region | Volta Region |
| District | Ho Municipal District |
| Elevation | 248 m (814 ft) |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
Klefe is a village in the Ho Municipal District of the Volta Region of Ghana. It is in the southern part of the Volta Region.
==Location and Economic activities
Klefe is about 2 kilometres west of Ho. About 2.8 kilometres to its south is Hoviefe. Akrofu and Agove are villages to the west and Ziavi is the nearest village north.Klefe also shares a boundary with Sokode [1] It is at 248 metres above sea level. With a huge deposit of sedimentary rocks, Klefe is popularly called "stone city". This is because of the secondary economic activity of the youth which is flat stone mining. The flat stones are usually used for tiling walls and floors.
History
The inhabitants of Klefe were the first to settle on modern day Ho Bankoe. They are believed to have migrated here from Notsie which is in modern day Togo to escape King Agorkoli. The local inhabitants are referred to as the 'Kleviawo'.[1] Klefe people were in the company of the Aŋlɔ Klikor, Kpeve, Tsibu,Weta and Tsoxor people from Glime in modern day Togo. They are collectively called the Zendoawo who celebrates Glimezâ annually in rotation. Klefe people culturally farmers and hence produce yam in the past on large scales. They for that matter celebrate yam festival like other Eʋe people in the area to thank their gods for bumper harvest annually in September.
People
The Klefe Traditional Area is made up of three villages. Achiatime, Dome and Demete in that order from Ho towards Akrofu. The KTA is ruled by a paramount chief whose seat is at Dome. There are seven divisional areas also ruled by divisional chiefs. For instance in Achiatime, There are three (3) divisional areas: Afɔkpo, Anasime and ɣede. Tɔgbe Sapey,Tɔgbe Addo and Tɔgbe Amegbɔe are respectively the divisional chiefs. The Kpɔdiwula people of Klefe Dome are ruled currently by Tɔgbe Kpɔn who is also the AfetɔFia of Klefe. In the last village Demete,Tɔgbe Adzayao Saka X is the divisional Chief. The current paramount chief or king (known locally as the 'Fiaga') is Togbe Kɔku Dzaga XI. One of the subchiefs is the 'Asafofia' of Klefe. As of April 2009, this was Togbe William Dzanku.[2]
The people are mostly Christians, predominantly belonging to the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana (E.P. C.G) and a break away fashion, the Global Evangelical Church!of Ghana (GECG). Two inhabitants of the village, Rev Ledo and Rev. Livingstone Buama, are both former Moderators of the General Assembly of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana.[3]
Traditionally, each of the Klefe Divisional areas have their own ancestry belief systems. A few of these include Yɔhɔlü, Aʋli, Aʋlinyigbe, Azamalikpe, Tokploekudze as their gods.
Politically the Klefe people favour the P(NDC) regimes with many of the people currently NDC but the current Volta Regional minister Hon. Archibald Letsa hails from Klefe. He is a medical doctor by profession and owns the miracle life clinic and a supermarket in Ho.
A prominent ancestor of the people of Klefe Demete was Tɔgbui Deikumah from the Great Agbedei Family whose first-fourth generation descendants could number over 1000 people forming greater than 75% of the Demete community.
References
- 1 2 "Welcome to Klefe Dome". Klefe Dome Education Trust Fund. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
- ↑ "(KLEFE) HO : Klefe citizens called to action". News and Events. GhanaDistricts.com. 2009-04-13. Archived from the original on 2012-10-09. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
- ↑ "E. P Church centenary anniversary launched at Klefe". ModernGhana.com. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
4. Pers. Com.with opinion leaders by Justus Deikumah native of Klefe Demete.
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