South Dayi District

The South Dayi District is one of the twenty-five (25) districts in the Volta Region. South Dayi district capital and administrative centre is Kpeve New Town.

History

The South Dayi district was created in 2004, and was officially inaugurated on 19 August 2004 at Kpeve, the capital.

Boundaries

The district covers part of what was formerly the southern part of the old Kpando district, thus reducing the latter's size. South Dayi district lies between leatitude 3°20N and 3.5°05N. It is approximately on longitude 0°17 E. The district has a total area of 1,000 km² with the Volta Lake, the largest artificial lake in the world, covering about 20% of this.

South Dayi District is bounded by:

the Lake Volta to the west and south,

Ho Municipal District and Adaklu-Anyigbe District to the east,

Kpando Municipal District and Hohoe Municipal District to the north.

Climate and vegetation

The climate is tropical and is influenced largely by the Southwest Monsoons from across the South Atlantic Ocean which bring in the rain and the North Easterly Trade Winds blowing in the dry harmattan across the Sahara Desert. The major rainy season is between mid April and early July while the minor one is from September to November. The harmattan/dry season is between November and March.

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South Dayi

South Dayi may refer to:

South Dayi District, district of Ghana in the Volta Region

South Dayi (Ghana parliament constituency), one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana

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South Dayi (Ghana parliament constituency)

South Dayi is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. South Dayi is located in the South Dayi district of the Volta Region of Ghana.

Boundaries

The constituency is located within the South Dayi District of the Volta Region of Ghana. It has the North Dayi constituency to the north, the Hohoe South constituency to the north-east, and the Ho West to the east and south. Its western neighbours are the Afram Plains South and the Asuogyaman constituencies, both in the Eastern Region of Ghana.