Dzodze
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Dzodze is a town in the south eastern corner of Ghana
. It ls the capital of the new Ketu North District
in the south of the Volta Region
. It is close to the border between Togo
and Ghana.
Dzodze is 199 kilometers from the Ghanaian capital, Accra
through Tokor and 87 kilometers from Ho
, the regional capital. The indigens are the Ewe people
(also spelled Eʋe or Eve) and they speak the Ewe language
(Eʋegbe), which is widely spoken in the Volta Region and some parts of the Republic of Togo. Dzodze in the Ewe language means to land after flying. Dzo means to fly or jump, and dze means to land, give way to, or split. The people of Dzodze believe that, their ancestors landed in the present day Dzodze, and they are mostly peasant and subsistence farmers of maize and palm. They also distill local dry gin (Apeteshi) which is derived either from the palm tree or sugar. Dzodze has nine divisions. These are Ablorme, Adagbledu, Apetefe, Afeyeme, Afiadenyigba, Dafornyame, Fiagbedu, Kpordoave and Kuli.
Dzodze and Penyi together form a twin city joined by Dzodze-Penyi Senior Secondary School (DZOSSEC).
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 ls the capital of the new Ketu North District
Ketu North District
The Ketu North District is a district in the Volta Region of Ghana. It was created out of the former Ketu District and was formally inaugurated on 29 February 2008. The rest of the old Ketu District continues as the Ketu South District. The capital is Dzodze....
in the south 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:...
. It is close to the border between Togo
Togo
Togo, officially the Togolese Republic , is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately with a population of approximately...
and Ghana.
Dzodze is 199 kilometers from the Ghanaian capital, Accra
Accra
Accra is the capital and largest city of Ghana, with an urban population of 1,658,937 according to the 2000 census. Accra is also the capital of the Greater Accra Region and of the Accra Metropolitan District, with which it is coterminous...
through Tokor and 87 kilometers from Ho
Ho, Ghana
Ho is a town in southeast Ghana and is the capital of the Volta Region. It lies between Mount Adaklu and Mount Galenukui , and is home to a museum, a cathedral and a large prison...
, the regional capital. The indigens are the Ewe people
Ewe people
The Ewe are a people located in the southeast corner of Ghana, east of the Volta River, in an area now described as the Volta Region, in southern Togo and western Benin...
(also spelled Eʋe or Eve) and they speak the Ewe language
Ewe language
Ewe is a Niger–Congo language spoken in Ghana, Togo and Benin by approximately six million people. Ewe is part of a cluster of related languages commonly called Gbe, spoken in southeastern Ghana, Togo, and parts of Benin. Other Gbe languages include Fon, Gen, Phla Phera, and Aja...
(Eʋegbe), which is widely spoken in the Volta Region and some parts of the Republic of Togo. Dzodze in the Ewe language means to land after flying. Dzo means to fly or jump, and dze means to land, give way to, or split. The people of Dzodze believe that, their ancestors landed in the present day Dzodze, and they are mostly peasant and subsistence farmers of maize and palm. They also distill local dry gin (Apeteshi) which is derived either from the palm tree or sugar. Dzodze has nine divisions. These are Ablorme, Adagbledu, Apetefe, Afeyeme, Afiadenyigba, Dafornyame, Fiagbedu, Kpordoave and Kuli.
Dzodze and Penyi together form a twin city joined by Dzodze-Penyi Senior Secondary School (DZOSSEC).