Ho (Ghana)

Ho
Coordinates	6 ° 36 '43 "  N , 0 ° 28' 13"  E Coordinates: 6 ° 36 '43 "  N , 0 ° 28' 13"  E
Basic data
Country	Ghana
region	Volta region
height	150 m
surface	16 km²
Residents	104,532 (2010)
density	6,533.3  Ew. / km²

Ho is a city in Ghana with 104,532 inhabitants and the capital of the Volta Region . Ewe is mainly spoken there.

Ho arose from the connection between the two cities of Banakoe and Hegbe . It was part of the German colony of Togoland until it was occupied by Great Britain in World War I. Then it became the capital of British Togoland , until it was united with the Gold Coast and Ghana emerged from it.

Population development

The following overview shows the population by area since the 1970 census.

year	Residents
1970	24.199
1984	37,777
2000	61,658
2010	104,532

sons and daughters of the town

• Prince Amartey (born 1944), boxer
• Kwame Karikari (* 1992), soccer player

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ghana: Regions & Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information. Retrieved January 6, 2019 .