Klikor 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
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. The town is known for the Klikor Secondary Technical School.
The main occupations of the people of Klikor are farming, (Kente) weaving, fishing, and
salt mining
Salt mining extracts natural salt deposits from underground. The mined salt is usually in the form of halite (commonly known as rock salt), and extracted from evaporite Formation (geology), formations.
History
Before the advent of the moder ...
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The Klikors celebrate a festival called Zendo Glimetotoza. Zendo is a festival celebrated to mark the exodus of
the people The People may refer to:
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* The People, term used to refer to the people in general, in legal documents
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from the wicked
King Agorkorli of
Notsie in
Togo
Togo, officially the Togolese Republic, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to Ghana–Togo border, the west, Benin to Benin–Togo border, the east and Burkina Faso to Burkina Faso–Togo border, the north. It is one of the le ...
.
There are four major shrines in Ketu South, and three of them are found in Klikor alone.
Klikor has two administrative structures namely the traditional leadership and the Zonal Council leadership. Torgbuigah Addo VIII is the paramount chief of Klikor Traditional Area. Hon Edward Gbeti is the Chairman of the Klikor Zonal Council.
Klikor has one of the best performing Health Centers in Ghana. The Klikor Health Center has over the years been the center for quality health provider in the Ketu South.
The traditional area boasts of two former IGPs of Ghana - John Kudalor and CK Dewornu
Local Representation
Klikor Zonal Council has 7 electoral areas under it. These include:
1. Klikor EA Hon. I. K Futsukpor
2. Dodorkope EA. Hon Edward Gbeti
3. Tackscorner EA Hon Nelson Miketo
4. Lotakor EA. Hon Moses Kordorwu
5. Tagbato EA. Hon David Kugbey
6. Kpoglu. Hon Michael Hodedzi
7. Afuta Glidzi. Hon Saviour Abotsi
References
Populated places in the Volta Region
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