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Where are the Anlo located in Ghana?

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Mia Smith

Published Mar 12, 2026

Where are the Anlo located in Ghana?

Volta Region of Ghana
Anlo Afiadenyigba is a town in the Volta Region of Ghana. The town is located on the southern part of the Keta Lagoon….

Anlo Afiadenyigba
Coordinates: 6°1′27.04″N 0°59′0.79″ECoordinates: 6°1′27.04″N 0°59′0.79″E
CountryGhana
RegionVolta Region
DistrictKeta Municipal District

Who led the Anlo group?

Located in the south-eastern corner of modern Ghana, the Anlo are the westernmost of the Ewe groupings on the coast. Two mythical Anlo heroes, Sri and Wenya, who are believed to have led their people westward from Notsie, are celebrated as the founders of most Anlo settlements.

Which district is Anlo?

Anlo District is a former district council that was located in Volta Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1975….

Anlo District
Coordinates: 5°54′11.16″N 0°59′12.48″E
CountryGhana
RegionVolta
CapitalKeta

What is the meaning of Agbadza?

Agbadza is an Ewe music and dance that evolved from the times of war into a very popular recreational dance. It came from a very old war dance called Atrikpui and usually performed by the Ewe people of the Volta Region of Ghana, particularly during the Hogbetsotso Festival, a celebration by the Anlo Ewe people.

What is the capital of Anlo?

Anloga
Anloga District is one of the eighteen districts in Volta Region, Ghana….Anloga District.

Anloga District Aŋlɔga Nutome
Coordinates: 5°47′13.7″N 0°53′25.8″E
CountryGhana
RegionVolta
CapitalAngola

What was the name of the Anlo King?

List of Rulers of the Ewe State of Anlo

TenureAwoamefia (Ruler)Clan
1906-1956Togbi Sri IIAdzovia
1957-1997Togbi Adeladza IIBate
1997-2011Awodada Togbi Agbesi Awusu II (Acting Awoamefia)Agave
2011-presentTogbi Sri IIIAdzovia

How did the Anlo people escape?

Prior to their settling in their present location, they lived in Notsie, a town in present-day Togo. Oral tradition has it that they lived under a wicked king, Togbe Agorkoli, and in order to escape his tyrannical rule they had to create a hole in the mud wall that surrounded their town.

Who is the chief of anloga?

Seth Yormenu
The head of its administration is the District Chief Executive (DCE) who is appointed by the President of Ghana. The current DCE is Seth Yormenu.

Which district is Alonga?

Anloga is a town in Keta District of the Volta Region in southeast Ghana. It lies east of the Volta River and just south of the Keta Lagoon. Anloga is the forty-seventh most populous town in Ghana, in terms of population, with a population of 35,933 people.

How is Agbadza performed?

Gankogui is an instrument in a form of a bell where a stick is used to play. Atoke is also an iron banana shaped bell and played with a small forged iron rod. The Atoke can be used in place of the Gankogui they are both used for the same purpose….Agbadza.

People dancing to Agbadza in Traditional clothing
OriginEwe People Ghana

What is the meaning of Kpanlogo?

Kpanlogo (pronounced “PAHN-loh-goh”), traditionally named Tswreshi or Treshi is a type of barrel drum that is associated with Kpanlogo music, and is usually played with two hands. The drum originates from the Ga people of the Greater Accra Region in Ghana, West Africa.

Who was togbe tsali?

Togbe Agorkoli was the mythical ruler of Notsie, a town in modern Togo. During his rule, the Ewe peoples in what are now Ghana and Togo escaped from Notsie to their present lands. When the Ewe people decided they did not want to suffer under his rule, they sought a very famous and powerful hunter known as Togbe Tsali.