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Keta

Keta is a town in the Volta Region of Ghana. It is the capital of the Keta Municipal District.

Keta is the sixty-first most populous settlement in Ghana in terms of population, with a population of 23,207. Parts of the town were devastated by sea erosion between the 1960s and 1980s. Keta is mentioned in Maya Angelou's All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes.

History

Keta was settled by the Anlo Ewe, a sub-group of the Ewe people who, in the 17th century, migrated to the area from Ketu, in Benin.

Keta was an important trading post between the 14th and the late 20th centuries. The town attracted the interest of the Danish, because they felt they could establish a base here without interference from rival European nations. Their first initiative was to place a factor at Keta to sell alcohol.

In 1792, a war between Anloga and Keta broke out.

Faced with the threat of war between Peki and an alliance of the Ashanti and the Akwamu, the North German Missionary Society (also known as the Bremen Missionaries) moved the focus of their activities from Peki to Keta. Their missionaries, Dauble and Plessing, landed at nearby Dzelukofe on September 2, 1853.

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Chum salmon

The chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. It is a Pacific salmon, and may also be known as dog salmon or keta salmon, and is often marketed under the name silverbrite salmon. The name chum salmon comes from the Chinook Jargon term tzum, meaning "spotted" or "marked", while keta in the scientific name comes from the Evenki language of Eastern Siberia via Russian.

Description

The body of the chum salmon is deeper than most salmonid species. In common with other species found in the Pacific, the anal fin has 12 to 20 rays, compared with a maximum of 12 in European species. Chum have an ocean coloration of silvery blue green with some indistinct spotting in a darker shade, and a rather paler belly. When they move into fresh water the color changes to dark olive green and the belly color deepens. When adults are near spawning, they have purple blotchy streaks near the caudal peduncle, darker towards the tail. Spawning males typically grow an elongated snout or kype, their lower fins become tipped with white and they have enlarged teeth. Some researchers speculate these characteristics are used to compete for mates.

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Keta (disambiguation)

Keta may refer to:

  • Keta, a town in the Volta Region of Ghana
  • Keta (Ghana parliament constituency), one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana
  • KETA, an educational television station licensed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
  • Keta Municipal District, one of the eighteen districts in the Volta Region of Ghana
  • Keta salmon (Oncorhynchus keta), a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family
  • Lake Keta, a large freshwater lake in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
  • Kêta, Singer
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    Fisherfolks at Keta commend government for lifting ban on artisanal fishers

    Ghana Business News 20 Mar 2025
    Fisherfolks at Keta in the Volta Region have commended the government for not including artisanal fishers in the upcoming closed fishing season this year.
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    Tidal waves: No need for state of emergency in Keta – Agbodza

    Modern Ghana 07 Mar 2025
    The Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has stated that the government does not deem it necessary to declare a state of emergency in Keta at this time, despite severe flooding that has displaced hundreds of residents ... .
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