South Tongu District

South Tongu District
Districts of Volta Region
Districts of Volta Region
South Tongu District is located in Ghana
South Tongu District
South Tongu District
Location of South Tongu District within Volta
Coordinates: 6°0′0.36″N 0°35′56.76″E / 6.0001000°N 0.5991000°E / 6.0001000; 0.5991000
Country Ghana
Region Volta
CapitalSogakope
Government
 • District ExecutiveHon. Emmanuel Louise Agamah
Area
 • Total623 km2 (241 sq mi)
Population
 (2021[1])
 • Total113,114
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
ISO 3166 codeGH-TV-ST

South Tongu District is one of the eighteen districts in Volta Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly on 10 March 1989, which was created from the former Tongu District Council, which was established by Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 1466. The district assembly is located in the southwest part of Volta Region and has Sogakope as its capital town.[2]

  1. ^ Ghana: Administrative Division
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference South Tongu was invoked but never defined (see the help page).