Dabala is a town in the
Volta Region
Volta Region (or Volta) is one of Ghana's sixteen administrative regions, with Ho designated as its capital. It is located west of Republic of Togo and to the east of Lake Volta. Divided into 25 administrative districts, the region is multi- ...
of
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
. The town is known for the Dabala Secondary Technical School.
The school is a
second cycle
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institution.
Dabala is also known for its strategic market known as the Dabala Market. This market is highly patronised by traders from the entire country of Ghana and the republic of Togo. This beautiful town is the capital of the
Agave people
The Agave (also Crophy) are an ethnic group of Ghana, belonging to the Ewe people. They are mainly in the west of the Volta River and north of the Songhor Lagoon.
The Agave people are one of the largest Ewe subgroups. They live in the southern p ...
where the Paramount Chief of Agave (the Agave fiaga) presides over his chiefs.
Farming and distilling of local gin (Akpeteshie) is the main occupation of the people of Dabala. The Economic activities of Dabala is supported by a very vibrant Rural bank known as Agave Rural Bank which was founded in the late 1980s by a group of dedicated indigenes of Agave led by the late Mr. Frederick Samuel Kwabla Appeti.
The current Chief of Dabala is Torgbe Korkuvi Akah.
The major festival of the people of Agave is known as
Dzawuwu, and it is celebrated at Dabala every other year.
The
R16 Regional Highway runs from Dabala junction where it meets the
N1 National Highway. It runs southward into the
Anloga District.
Notes
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Populated places in the Volta Region