Adaklu District

Adaklu District
District
Districts of the Volta Region in Ghana.
Country	Ghana
Region	Volta Region
District type	Ordinary
Inaugurated	28 June 2012
Capital	Adaklu Waya
Government
• Chief Executive	Emmanuel Ganaku

The Adaklu District is one of the 25 districts in the Volta Region of Ghana. Its capital and administrative centre is Adaklu Waya.

History

The Adaklu District was one of the districts created in 2012 by then president John Atta Mills, and was officially inaugurated on 28 June 2012.^[1]

Boundaries

The district is carved out of the former Adaklu-Anyigbe District.

Administration

The district is headed by a District Chief Executive appointed by the President of Ghana in consultation with the local District Assembly. The Assembly consists of elected representatives. The district is represented in the parliament of Ghana by the Member of Parliament for the Adaklu constituency whose boundaries coincide with that of the district.

Footnotes

↑ "Volta » Adaklu (New)". GhanaDistricts.com. Retrieved 12 May 2013.

References and external links

Districts of the Volta Region

Municipal (capital)	Ho (Ho) Hohoe (Hohoe) Keta (Keta) Ketu South (Denu) Kpando (Kpandu)

Ordinary (capital)	Adaklu (Adaklu Waya) Afadzato South (Ve Golokwati) Agotime Ziope (Kpetoe) Akatsi North (Ave Dakpa) Akatsi South (Akatsi) Biakoye (Nkonya Ahenkro) Central Tongu (Adidome) Ho West (Dzolokpuita) Jasikan (Jasikan) Kadjebi (Kadjebi) Ketu North (Dzodze) Krachi East (Dambai) Krachi Nchumuru (Chindiri) Krachi West (Kete Krachi) Nkwanta North (Kpassa) Nkwanta South (Nkwanta) North Dayi (Afnfoega) North Tongu (Battor Dugame) South Dayi (Kpeve) South Tongu (Sogakope)

Coordinates: 06°41′1″N 00°20′1″E / 6.68361°N 0.33361°E / 6.68361; 0.33361

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