Ho Municipal District | |
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Municipal in Volta Region of Ghana | |
Location of Ho Municipal District within Volta | |
Coordinates: 6°36′43″N 0°28′13″E / 6.61194°N 0.47028°E | |
Country | Ghana |
Region | Volta |
Capital | Ho |
Government | |
• Municipal Chief Executive | Hon. Prosper Pi Bansa |
Area | |
• Total | 573.2 km2 (221.3 sq mi) |
Population (2021 census[1]) | |
• Total | 180,420 |
• Density | 310/km2 (820/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
ISO 3166 code | GH-TV-HO |
Ho Municipal Assembly is one of the 25 administrative Districts in the Volta Region, Ghana.[2][3] It is made up of total land size of 2,361 km2 and a total estimated population of 213,960 in 2017, 105,195 being males and 108,765 are females. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly on 10 March 1989 when it was known as Ho District, until the southern part of the district was split off by a decree of president John Agyekum Kufuor on 13 August 2004 to create Adaklu-Anyigbe District; thus the remaining part has been retained as Ho District. However on 28 June 2012, the western part of the district was later split off to create Ho West District; thus the remaining part was elevated to municipal district assembly status on that same year to become Ho Municipal Assembly, which was established by Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 2074.[4] The municipality is located in the central part of Volta Region and has Ho as its capital town.