Dzodze

Dzodze
District Capital
Dzodze

Location in Ghana

Coordinates: GH 6°14′13.27″N 0°59′46.14″E / 6.2370194°N 0.9961500°E / 6.2370194; 0.9961500Coordinates: GH 6°14′13.27″N 0°59′46.14″E / 6.2370194°N 0.9961500°E / 6.2370194; 0.9961500
Country Ghana
Region Volta Region
District Ketu North District
Elevation 64 m (210 ft)
Time zone GMT
 • Summer (DST) GMT (UTC)

Dzodze is a small town and is the capital of Ketu North district, a district in the south eastern corner of the Volta Region of Ghana.[1]

Geography

Location

Dzodze is located near the border between Togo and Ghana, and lies 199 kilometers from the capital of Ghana, Accra through Tokor and 87 kilometers from Ho, the regional capital.

Demographics

The inhabitants of Dzodze are primarily Ghanaian nationals who settled down after the exodus of Ewe people from Notsie in Togo to the South West of Ghana sometime in the later part of the seventeenth century, The Ewe language is the most widely spoken language in the town.

References

  1. ↑ Ketu North District
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