The Kpando District is one of the 17 districts in the Volta Region. With Kpando as its capital, it is an old administrative district dating back to the colonial era. Kpando District is located in the Volta Region of Ghana and it is one of the oldest in the country. The district lies within latitudes 6° 20’N and 7005’N, and Longitude 00 17’E. It shares boundaries with Jasikan District in the North, Hohoe District to the East, and the newly created South Dayi District in the South. The Volta Lake which stretches over 80km of the costal line, demarcates the Western boundary.
The district covers a total land area of 820 square kilometres representing 45% of the Volta Region with almost 40% of the land being submerged by the Volta Lake. Kpando, the district capital, is 90 km from Ho, the Regional capital The location of the district places it at a very strategic position with potential for fast economic development
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The formal opening of the Kpando branch of the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) is expected to change the scales in business development in the area into a more vigorous one.
(VAKPO-DUNYO) KPANDO : Help resolve land disputes-VRA told The Volta Regional Minister, Mr Joseph Z. Amenowode has appealed to the Volta River Authority (VRA) to be more proactive in engaging the leadership of hosts and settler communities, for an amicable resolution of land disputes.
(VAKPO-DUNNYO) KPANDO : VRA builds schools for resettled communities Mr Joseph Z. Amenowode, the Volta Regional Minister, has appealed to the Volta River Authority (VRA) to be more proactive in engaging the leadership of hosts and resettled communities for amicable resolution of land disputes.
KPANDO: Minister calls for doubling of Common Fund The Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Mr Elvis Afriyie-Ankrah, has called for the doubling of the percentage threshold of the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) to 15 percent from the present 7.5 percent.
Kpando District welcome you to its numerous natural and economic opportunities. Kpando District’s strategic location between the River Dayi in the East and Volta Lake in the West provides agricultural and tourism potential that are unique and available for enterprising investors.
The Dambai road to the north and the ever increasing passenger cargo traffic across the lake to and fro Donkor-Krom contains challenging opportunities for exploitation in all sectors of the economy. Skills abound in craftsmanship, pot ... more »
