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Also known as Ho, Ghana
Volta regional capital, Ghana
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Ho is a city in Ghana, situated within the Ho Municipal District of the Volta Region. It serves as the capital of both the Volta Region and British Togoland. The city is located in Africa at an elevation of 150 meters above sea level and covers an area of 16 square kilometers. Its population is 125,914.
The local dialing code for Ho is 036, and it operates in the UTC time zone. The official website for the municipal authority is hma.gov.gh. Recent weather data indicates a temperature of 24.42 degrees Celsius with 94% humidity, while air quality metrics show a US AQI of 52.
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Place details
- Locality
- Ho
- Region
- Volta Region
- Country
- Ghana
- Population
- 130,701
- Timezone
- Africa/Accra
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- Ghana
- Region
- Volta Region
- District
- Ho Municipal District
- Elevation
- 150 m (490 ft)
- Total
- 96,213
- Time zone
- GMT
- Summer dst
- GMT
- Postal code
- VH
- Area code
- 036
- Website
- hma.gov.gh
via Wikipedia infobox
Travel guide
Get in
From Accra you can catch an A/C tro-tro from Kinbu Gardens (3 hr).
Get around
To get around, take a taxi from anywhere. Standard fare is 50 pasewas. As with anywhere else in Ghana, make sure you note landmarks around you so you know what to tell the taxi driver on your way home. The Station (directly south of the market) has Tros going to regional destinations (such as Hohoe) and to Accra.
Taxis are difficult to find after midnight.
Drink
There are a ton of drinking spots in Ho. Tourists, volunteers, and peace corps types like to hang out at White House (next to the Stanbic Bank). Sky Plus Hotel is also nice and comes with an excellent view, but be warned that a taxi ride to and from there will be both difficult to obtain and expensive. If you prefer a more local experience, try Mirage. To get there, hire a taxi to "Voradep Village" and get out when the paved road ends.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
Ho is the capital of the Ho Municipal Assembly and in the Volta Region of Ghana. The city lies between Mount Adaklu and Mount Galenukui or Togo Atakora Range, and is home to the Volta Regional Museum, a cathedral, and a prison. The population of Ho Municipality according to the 2021 Population and Housing Census is 180,420 representing 10.9 percent of the region's total population. Females constitute 53 percent and males represent 47 percent. About 69.8 percent of the population resides in urban localities. The Municipality shares boundaries with Adaklu and Agotime-Ziope Districts to the South, Ho West District to the North and West and the Republic of Togo to the East (see Figure 1.1). Its total land area is 2,361 square kilometers (912 sq mi) thus representing 11.5 percent of the region's total land area.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ho” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.