Kpando Municipal District is one of the eighteen districts in Volta Region , Ghana . Originally created as an ordinary district assembly on 10 March 1989 when it was known as Kpando District , until the southern part of the district was split off by a decree of president John Agyekum Kufuor on 19 August 2004 to create South Dayi District ; thus the remaining part has been retained as Kpando District . However on 28 June 2012, the southern part of the district was later split off to create North Dayi District on 28 June 2012; while the remaining part was elevated to municipal district assembly status on the same year to become Kpando Municipal District . The municipality is located in the western part of Volta Region and has Kpando as its capital town.
5-529: 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. Kpando is connected by ferry and road to Gbefi , Hohoe , Ho and Dambai . It is about a 4-hour journey from Accra. The Kpando Municipality
10-680: Is a district in the Volta Region, and one of the oldest administrative districts in Ghana. 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. 7°00′N 0°18′E / 7.000°N 0.300°E / 7.000; 0.300 This Volta Region location article
15-540: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Kpando Municipal District Kpando, the municipal district capital, is about 70 km from Ho, the regional capital. The location of the Municipality places it at a strategic position with potential for fast economic growth and development. The municipality lies within Latitudes 6° 20’ N and 7° 05’ N, and Longitude 0° 17’ E. The Volta Lake, which stretches over 80 km of
20-543: The coastal line, demarcates the western boundary. The Kpando Municipality shares boundaries with Biakoye District in the north, Afajato South District to the East and North Dayi District in the south. The population of the Municipality according to 2010 population and housing census stands at 53,736 with 25,904 males and 27,832 females. Kpando Municipal is one of the oldest districts in the Volta Region of Ghana which span into
25-580: The current Oti Region . Kpando Tokor is a fishing community along the Lake Volta . It also serve as a point to crossing the Lake Volta to Afram plains and other nearby villages using outboard motor powered boats or the government operated pontoon. Kpando Municipal District is bounded by: In addition to Kpandu, the Capital Town and Administrative Centre made up of Kpando Gabi, Kpando Tsakpe and Kpando Aloyi
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