Godenu

Gbi Godenu
Ville
Gbi Godenu is located in Ghana
Gbi Godenu
Gbi Godenu
Location of Gbi Godenu in Volta Region
Coordinates: 7°6′13″N 0°27′5″E / 7.10361°N 0.45139°E / 7.10361; 0.45139
CountryGhana
RegionVolta Region
DistrictHohoe Traditional Area (GBI Dzigbe)
Elevation
535 m (1,755 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total13.000
Time zoneGMT
 • Summer (DST)GMT

Gbi-Godenu is a divisional chieftaincy of the traditional area of Hohoe[1][2] recognized within of the Constitution of Ghana and legislation regulating the "Headquarters" in Ghanaian society. It is located in the Volta River region of Ghana.[3][4]

The current traditional chief of Godenu is Togbe Osei III. He is owes allegiance to the Fiaga of Gbi.

Name Godenu means Be Steadfast with God.

The Gbi-Godenu area covers 18 square kilometers with approximately 13,000 inhabitants in four places near Hohoe.[5]

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  2. ^ "National Commission on Culture". Archived from the original on 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  3. ^ "Constitution of the Republic of Ghana". Archived from the original on 2019-04-20. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  4. ^ Moehl, John Frederic (2001). Proposal for an African Network on Integrated Irrigation and Aquaculture: Proceedings of a Workshop Held in Accra, Ghana, 20-21 September 1999. Food & Agriculture Org. ISBN 978-92-5-104704-0. Archived from the original on 6 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Traditional Ruler". Archived from the original on 2018-12-27. Retrieved 2018-05-11.