Anlo Afiadenyigba

Anlo Afiadenyigba
Anlo Afiadenyigba Location in Ghana
Coordinates: 6°1′27.04″N 0°59′0.79″E / 6.0241778°N 0.9835528°ECoordinates: 6°1′27.04″N 0°59′0.79″E / 6.0241778°N 0.9835528°E
Country	Ghana
Region	Volta Region
District	Keta Municipal District
Time zone	GMT
• Summer (DST)	GMT (UTC)

Anlo Afiadenyigba is a town in the Volta Region of Ghana. The town is located on the southern part of the Keta Lagoon.

History

The people of Afiadenyigba are descendants of the Anlo Ewe groups who settled in Anloga. The Anlo ancestors migrated from Notsie in central Togo in the mid –seventeenth century (Between the sea and the lagoon). The Anlo ancestors established several small settlements on the southern and northern shores of the Keta Lagoon. Afiadenyigba is on the northern part.

The conflicts between the Anlo and Keta led to war in 1792 and Keta was razed to the ground. The people of Keta migrated east and founded the state on some on land granted to them by Klikor. It was at this time that Salu also went to ask land from the Klikor people to settle on.

Occupation

Most of the inhabitants are fisher folk who fish in the Keta Lagoon. The women trade in fried fish between Ghana and Togo. Some of the men are kente weavers who sell their work in Agbozume market.

Music

Afiadenyigba has been noted for learning and performing many music dances. Fishermen who travelled out to Benin, Togo or Nigeria learnt many dances which they brought to the town. They go to other towns to teach such drums as Gahu Dance

Education

The town has the Anlo Afiadenyigba Secondary School.^[1][2] The school is a second cycle institution.^[3]

Chiefs of Afiadenyigba

There are seven chiefs in the town. These are as follows.

Division	Name of Chief	Designation
Dziehe	Togbi Kwakutse Boafo	Dziehefia
Lagbati	Togbi Saba	Fomefia
Aborme	Togbi Kadzahlo and Torgbi Ahorlu	Dufia, Fomefia
Kpornuga	Togbi Ekpe Subo and Togbi Avuworda	Fomefia
Agbonuga	Togbi Kamu	Agbonugafia
Afiadenyigbaga	Togbi Salu	Dutor
Nyravase	No chief	No Chief

Local Government Representation

The town has three assembly members which represent the town at the Keta Municipal Assembly. These are as follows

Name of Assembly Member	Area of Jurisdiction
Hon Fidelia Nazzah	Dziehe, Kpornuga, Ablorme,
Hon Kodzo Kudevo	Agbonuga and Afiadenyigbaga
Hon Livingstone Gakpey	Nyravase and Tengekope

References

1. "Educational Institutions". www.centralregion.gov.gh. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
2. "References » Schools/Colleges". www.modernghana.com. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
3. "List of Secondary Schools in Ghana". www.ghanaschoolsnet.com/. Retrieved 12 August 2011.