Kpando
Kpando | |
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  Kpando Location in Ghana | |
| Coordinates:7°0′N0°18′E/ 7.000°N 0.300°E | |
| Country |  Ghana |
| Region | Volta Region |
| District | Kpando Municipal District |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 28,334[1] |
| Ranked 54th in Ghana | |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
Kpandois a town and capital ofKpando Municipal Districtin the northernVolta RegionofGhana.It is near the north eastern arm ofLake Voltaand theTogoborder. 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 toGbefi,Hohoe,HoandDambai.It is about a 4-hour journey from Accra.[2]The Kpando Municipality is adistrictin the Volta Region, and one of the oldest administrative districts in Ghana.
History
[edit]The peoples of Kpando, also called the Akpini people areEwesbelieved to have been a part of the third wave of migrations fromNotsie,which was located in present-day Togo and or the Benin Area, while escaping from the rule of the tyrantTogbe Agorkoliabout 450 years ago.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ab"World Gazetteer online".World-gazetteer.com. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-01-11.
- ^"Kpando".Volta Guide Service @ Kpando.Volta Guide Service.Retrieved2018-04-19.
- ^"Volta Guide Service @ Kpando: History".Volta Guide Service @ Kpando.Retrieved2022-02-16.
- ^"Unlocking the promise of Kpando, Ghana".globalcitizen.org.April 29, 2015.RetrievedFebruary 16,2022.
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- ^"Ghana » Volta Region » Kpando Municipal".Archived fromthe originalon 2014-09-05.Retrieved2014-08-30.