The district is made up of two traditional areas, namely, Ave and Avenor. There are six paramountcies comprising, Ave Dzalele, Ave Dakpa, Ave Dzadzepe, Ave Havi, Ave Afiadenyigba, and Ave Xevi. In addition to six Paramount Chiefs, there are sub-Chiefs and Queen Mothers in the district who in addition to supporting developmental activities, also arbitrate on minor misunderstandings in the district.

The traditional festivals celebrated in the District are Ebliza and Amesikpeza. The Aves celebrate Ebliza in recognition of the importance of maize as a stable crop to their livelihood and survival while Aesikpeza is celebrated in remembrance of their migration to the present day location.

Religious Affiliation

Majority (57.0%) of the population in the Municipality are Christians, about one-third (32.2%) are traditionalists while Muslims constitutes 3.0 percent of the population. It is observed that the percentage of females who are Christians (57.4%) is higher than that of their male counterparts (56.7%). Similarly, the proportion of females who are traditionalists (33.1%) is higher than male traditionalists (31.1%). About six percent (6.4%) of the population in the District has no religion with males in higher proportions (7.1%) compared with that of females (5.7%).