Dambai is a town in the northern part of the Volta Region

Volta Region

Volta Region is one of Ghana's ten administrative regions. It is to the east of Lake Volta. Its capital is Ho.-List of districts:The region has 18 districts consisting of 3 municipal and 15 ordinary districts:-Background:...

 of Ghana

Ghana

Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...

. It is the capital of the Krachi East District

Krachi East District

The Krachi East District is a district of Ghana in the Volta Region. It is one of the newest districts of Ghana, being a recent split from the Krachi District. It is surrounded by the Nkwanta District to the north, the Kadjebi District to the east, the new Krachi District and the Volta Lake to the...

. It is located on the eastern coast of the olta Lake]. It is called 'Dam Nafiba' in the language of the indegenes Nchumuru, meaning be spiritually strong before you come because in the past the place was full of wild animals such as lions, tigers, elephants that first settlers had to contend with.
The town has a fibrant market that falls on Monday and Tuesday to which market people across Ghana and West Africa come to.
the occupation of the people is farming and fishing on the Rive oti with few people being employed by offices of the district assembly and teaching.
The town has a popular teachers training school- Dambai College of Education and several second cycle schools.
By Mohammed Bello Sanda].