Adaklu District is one of the eighteen districts in

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. It was formerly part of the then-larger

Adaklu-Anyigbe District Adaklu-Anyigbe District is a former district that was located in Volta Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Ho District on 10 March 1989, until the southern part was split off to create Adaklu-Anyigbe District on 13 Au ...

since 13 August 2004. This was until the western part of the district was split off to create Adaklu District on 28 June 2012 with the other part of the old district renamed as

Agotime-Ziope District Agotime-Ziope District is one of the eighteen districts in Volta Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Adaklu-Anyigbe District on 13 August 2004, until the western part of the district was split off to create Adaklu D ...

(under the then-president

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government). The district assembly is located in the central part of Volta Region and has Adaklu Waya as its capital town.

Administration

The district is headed by a District Chief Executive appointed by the

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in consultation with the local District Assembly. The Assembly consists of elected representatives. The district is represented in the

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by the Member of Parliament for the

Adaklu Adaklu is a town in the Adaklu District of Volta Region of Ghana. The town is known for the Adaklu Commercial Secondary School. The school is a second cycle 96px, alt=Logo with stylized stars, Logo alt=Map of Europe, encompassing the entir ...

constituency whose boundaries coincide with that of the district.

References

Districts of Volta Region States and territories established in 2012 {{VoltaRegion-geo-stub