Ho West District
Plans are already underway to split the Ho West District, due to slow development, large size and extreme length, stretching several kilometers from the north of the North Tongu District to the northern part of the Afadzato South District
Administration
Ho West District covers the same area as the Ho West Constituency.
Boundaries
The North Tongu District is to the south of the Ho West District and the Asuogyaman District to the south west. To the north is the Afadzato South District. The Ho Municipality, Adaklu District and the Republic of Togo are east of the district and the South Dayi District to the west.
Miscellaneous information
It thrives primarily on Agriculture and the sales of these produces, Ho West has a large stretch of fertile Agricultural land favorable for the production of food crops like roots and tubers, cereals (rice, maizes etc.) vegetables and legumes. The land is also favorable for the large scale production of Cocoa, hence the establishment of COCOBOD seed production center at Saviefe-Agorkpo to provide improved cocoa seedlings to farmers within its catchment area. Ho West also has a number of markets in almost all the villages and the local District Assembly is making efforts to develop these markets to improve on the living standards of the people and improve its own revenue generation. Health of the people is of great importance hence the establishment of Community Health Improvement Services (CHIPS) centers. The district also have community health centers in Abutia, Hlefi, Dzolo Kpuita, Dzolo Gborgame, Vane, Kpedze etc. There is a well equipped Clinic at Saviefe-Agorkpo, which was established by the Catholic Diocese of Ho with funding from a German charity organisation. There is also a government established clinic in Tsito. Ho West has numerous basic schools and about eight government assisted senior high/technical schools.
Towns and villages
The following is a list of towns and villages found in the district.
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See also
External links
- Ghana Statistical Service (October 2014). "2010 Population & Housing Census | District Analytical Report | Ho West District" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
References
- ^ Ghana: Administrative Division
- ^ "Ghana Statistical Services". Ghana statistics service. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ "Ho West District Assembly". Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "Chapter One: Introduction". 2010 Population and Housing Census - District Analytical Report - Ho West District (PDF). Ghana Statistical Service. October 2014. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (pdf) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2020.