About KNMA

It was carved out of the then Ketu District by a Legislative Instrument (LI 1841 of 2008) and was inaugurated on the 29th February, 2008. It has its Administrative capital at Dzodze, which lies about 80 kilometres south of Ho, the regional capital. Ketu North Municipal is located between Latitude 6o 03’N and 6o  20’N and Longitude 0o 49’E and 1o 05’E.

There are four Traditional Paramount Chiefs in the Municipality ruling from Dzodze, Penyi, Afife and Weta. These Paramount Chiefs however collaborate in the implementation of most development projects.The Municipality shares boundaries with the Republic of Togo to the east, to the west to Akatsi North District, to the south with Ketu South Municipal.

According to the 2021 Population and Housing Census (PHC), General Report Volume 3A, The Ketu North Municipal has a population size of 114,846 made up of 53,932 Males and 60,914 Females representing 47.0% and 53.0% respectively. This represents 6.9% of the total population of the Volta Region. The Ketu North Municipal has a population density of about 462 persons per square kilometer. The population growth rate of the municipality is 1.27%. The number of Households within the Municipality is 35,076 with a Household size of 3.2.  The urban dwellers are 47,212 and 67,634 are settlers in rural localities. The Municipality has a large labour force constituting 52.5% of the population. Though the dependent population is quite high (45.2%), their effect on the active population could be lower since most of those in the senile age group could still be engaged in one form of agricultural production or the other.

The Drainage of the Municipality is towards the South and is dominated by several seasonal streams that flow in wide valleys between Ohawu and Ehie to end in the swampy lands of Afife. The major rivers include Kplikpa and Tsiyi. The Municipality falls within the Savannah woodland made up of short grassland with small clumps of bush and trees as well as Mangrove forests in the marshlands. The locally known trees are Agorti, Adzido, Atortsi and Atsitotsi.  Soils in the Municipality range from Tropical Grey and Black Earths, the Regosolic Groundwater Laterites, the Recent Deposits of the littoral consisting of marine sands and the Tertiary formation comprising Savannah Ochrosols for its soil type. These soil types are suitable for the cultivation of different types of crops.

Agriculture is the mainstay of the Ketu North Municipality economy employing about 80% of the economically active labour force. The major crops in the Municipality are maize, cassava, Sweet Potato, cowpea and rice. Land in the Municipality is vested in the individuals.

About 70.7% of the people reside in the rural areas. The remaining 29.3% of the people can be found in the only two main towns of the Municipality, Dzodze and Penyi. Apart from these two towns, the other settlements have their population figures below 7,000. Majority of the settlements in the Municipality are not planned. Planning schemes cover only some sections of Dzodze and Penyi. There is only one formal Land Administration Agency in the Municipality, namely Physical Planning Department (PPD). Most of the houses are compound houses majority of these are built with sand Crete followed by mud. Most of the houses in the Municipality lack basic housing facilities like toilets, electricity and water.

Agriculture employs about 80% of the economically active labour force. Farming in the Municipality is largely carried out on small-scale basis. The average acreage cultivated ranges between 4-6 acres for all crops. Despite its importance in the Municipal economy, much of the agricultural potentials in the Municipality remain unutilized. The Municipality has its major marketing center as Dzodze. There are other satellite markets at Weta, Afife, Penyi and Tadzewu. Markets are held on rotational basis after every four (4) days. There is one (1) Commercial Bank in the Municipality, that is, Ghana Commercial Bank located at Dzodze. There is also a branch of the Avenor Rural Bank and Unity Rural Bank at Dzodze. There are four mobile telecommunication networks namely Vodafone Ghana, Glo, Airtel, Tigo, MTN and one land line service provider. There is also one Post Office and two Postal Agencies found in the Municipality. There are tourism potentials in the Municipality. Most of them are yet to be developed.

2.2.      Vision

The Vision of the Assembly is to improve the lot of our people through good governance, quality service delivery and to make Ketu North Municipality a model Assembly in Ghana.

2.3.     Mission

The Ketu North Municipal Assembly exists to improve the living standard of the people in the Municipality through efficient use of both material and human resources for the provision of Socio-economic infrastructure and services.

2.4.      Core Values

The Ketu North Municipal Assembly upholds integrity, Equity, Participation, Transparency and Accountability in the discharge of its duties and responsibility to the general public.