Kpando

Town & District Capital in Volta Region, Ghana
7°0′N 0°18′E / 7.000°N 0.300°E / 7.000; 0.300Country GhanaRegionVolta RegionDistrictKpando Municipal DistrictPopulation
 (2012)
 • Total28,334[1] Ranked 54th in GhanaTime zoneGMT • Summer (DST)GMT

Kpando is a town and capital of Kpando Municipal District in the northern Volta Region of Ghana. It is near the north eastern arm of Lake Volta and the Togo border. Kpando is the fifty-fourth most populous place in Ghana, in terms of population, with a population of 28,334 people.[1] Kpando is connected by ferry and road to Gbefi, Hohoe, Ho and Dambai. It is about a 4-hour journey from Accra.[2] The Kpando Municipality is a district in the Volta Region, and one of the oldest administrative districts in Ghana.

History

The peoples of Kpando, also called the Akpini people are Ewes believed to have been a part of the third wave of migrations from Notsie, which was located in present-day Togo and or the Benin Area, while escaping from the rule of the tyrant Togbe Agorkoli about 450 years ago.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-11.
  2. ^ "Kpando". Volta Guide Service @ Kpando. Volta Guide Service. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  3. ^ "Volta Guide Service @ Kpando: History". Volta Guide Service @ Kpando. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  4. ^ "Unlocking the promise of Kpando, Ghana". globalcitizen.org. April 29, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
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    1. ^ "Ghana » Volta Region » Kpando Municipal". Archived from the original on 2014-09-05. Retrieved 2014-08-30.