Hohoe

Hohoe
Hohoé
Town & District Capital
Hohoe city center
Hohoe
Location in Ghana
Coordinates: 7°9′9″N 0°28′36″E / 7.15250°N 0.47667°E / 7.15250; 0.47667
Country Ghana
RegionVolta Region
DistrictHohoe Municipal District
Elevation
163 m (535 ft)
Population
 (2012)
  Total
56,202
 Ranked 35th in Ghana
Time zoneGMT
  Summer (DST)GMT

Hohoe is a town and the district capital of Hohoe Municipality located in the Volta Region of Ghana. It is about 78 km (48 mi) from Ho, the regional capital and 220 km (140 mi) from Accra, the national capital. The population of Hohoe Municipality, according to the 2010 Population and Housing Census, is 167,016 representing 7.9 per cent of the total population of the Volta Region. It comprises 52.1 per cent females and 47.9 percent males.