Kete Krachi
| Kete Krachi Kete Kratje (former name) | |
|---|---|
| Town & District Capital | |
  Kete Krachi Location of Kete Krachi in Volta | |
| Coordinates: 7°48′N 0°01′W / 7.800°N 0.017°W | |
| Country |
 Ghana |
| Region |
 Volta Region |
| District | Krachi West District |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 11,788[1] |
| Ranked 72nd in Ghana | |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT (UTC) |
Kete Krachi is a town in the Krachi West District of the Volta Region of Ghana. Kete Krachi is the capital of the Krachi West District. It is in the West of the Volta region, and is adjacent to Lake Volta. Kete Krachi is connected by a ferry to the town of Kwadjokrom, and by road to Bimbila and Dambai. The town is also known for the Kete Krachi Secondary Technology.[2][3] The school is a second cycle institution.[4] Kete Krachi is the seventy-second most populous settlement in Ghana, in terms of population, with a population of 11,788 people.[1]
Climate
| Climate data for Kete Krachi | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 31 (88) |
32 (89) |
33 (92) |
33 (91) |
31 (87) |
28 (83) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
28 (83) |
30 (86) |
29 (85) |
29.8 (85.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 29 (84) |
28 (83) |
30 (86) |
29 (85) |
28 (82) |
26 (79) |
26 (78) |
25 (77) |
26 (79) |
27 (80) |
27 (80) |
27 (81) |
27.3 (81.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 15 (0.6) |
28 (1.1) |
69 (2.7) |
122 (4.8) |
180 (7.1) |
198 (7.8) |
191 (7.5) |
157 (6.2) |
241 (9.5) |
168 (6.6) |
50 (2) |
18 (0.7) |
1,437 (56.6) |
| Source: Weatherbase [5] | |||||||||||||
References
- 1 2 "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com.
- ↑ "Educational Institutions". www.centralregion.gov.gh. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ↑ "References » Schools/Colleges". www.modernghana.com. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ↑ "List of Secondary Schools in Ghana". www.ghanaschoolsnet.com/. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ↑ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Kete-Krachi, Ghana". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
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Coordinates: 7°48′N 0°01′W / 7.800°N 0.017°W
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