Location and Size

Central Tongu District lies within latitudes 60N to 60 20’N longitude 00 25’ E to 00 45’E. It shares boundaries with Adaklu District to the North, South Tongu to the South, North Tongu to the West and Akatsi South to the East; all in the Volta Region.

Ada West and Ada East Districts of the Greater Accra Region also share the South-Western boundaries with the District as depicted in figure 1 below. It has a total land area of about 682.22 Km2 which is about 3.1% of the total land area of the Volta Region.

The District can best be described as a peri-urban due to its proximity to the Volta Regional capital Ho and the National capital, Accra.

Figure 1: CTDA General Administrative Map

Rainfall

There are two rainy seasons, the major one from mid-April to early July and the minor from September to November. The average annual rainfall varies from 900mm to 1100mm with more than 50 per cent of it occurring in the major season. Rainfall generally is inadequate and not evenly distributed during the major and minor season, which adversely affects both crop cultivation and animal husbandry in the District. The district is now investing in commercial and irrigation to reduce the production loss of the farmers.

Temperature

The mean temperature is 27ºC, the minimum is 22ºC and maximum is 32ºC. March is the hottest month while July and August are the coolest months. Average relative humidity is about 80%, making the weather quite conducive for agricultural and recreational purposes.

Vegetation

The District lies within the Tropical Savannah Grassland zone. The Volta River runs through the district with many communities totted along the banks of the River. This makes the district a suitable place for large-scale agricultural activities such as crop cultivation, animal husbandry and commercial fish farming.

The vegetation is dense along the Volta River and also along the other River basins. This is basically due to the presence of more fertile and better subsoil moisture. This vegetation consists of baobab, mangoes, oil palm, silk cotton, acacia etc. The vegetation is sparse beyond the Volta basin, and is predominantly grassland, interspersed, with neem trees and guinea grass and fan palms.