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PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

Location and Size

In 2012, Akatsi North District Assembly (ANDA) was carved out of the Akatsi District by Legislative Instrument, 2016 (L.I 2161) with its capital named Ave Dakpa for the purpose of ensuring decision-making and development at the local level. The district lies between latitude S 6o – 7o N and longitude 0 W – 1 E and south of the dry savannah and north of the forest zones. It covers an area of about 324

square kilometers. It is located in the southeastern part of the Volta region.

The district shares common boundaries with Agortime Ziope District and Republic of Togo in the North, South with Akatsi South and Ketu North Districts, in the East with the northern side of Akatsi South District and in the West with southern part of Republic of Togo. Figure 5 is Akatsi North

District in National and Regional context.

Climate

The district lies in the coastal savannah equatorial climatic zone characterized by high temperatures (minimum 21oC and maximum 34.5oC), high relative humidity of 85 percent and a moderate-to-low rainfall regime of 1,084 millimetres with distinct wet and dry seasons of about seven months lengths.

Temperatures are high and constant throughout the year with mean annual figures not varying much from 27o C. February, April and May, at the onset of rains, have the highest mean monthly maxima of about 34o C. The lowest average monthly temperatures occur before, during and just after the major wet season in July, August and September with values of mean monthly maximum falling to around 30o C.

Vegetation

The vegetation of the district is coastal savannah in the south and savannah woodland in the north (Ghana Statistical Service, District Analytical Report, October 2014).

The savannah woodlands consist of grass with scattered trees namely forest grassland in some few areas in the district.

The vegetation of the district is conducive for animal husbandry, cultivation of root and cereal crops and horticulture.

Relief and Drainage

The topography of the district generally is gently undulating with a general elevation of the land averaging 10-50 meters above sea level, and a peculiar coastal savanna soil, ground water laterite and tropical black earth.

The district is a low-lying coastal plain with flatland in the south and rolling plain to the north. The district is drained by Tordzie River with Agblegborloe, Wowoe, Lotor and Kelo streams. All these drainage features have a north – south trend and all except Tordzie are seasonal. The About 60% of the total land area lies below 100 feet contour line and rising to cover over 200 feet in the northern parts. The Agblegborloe, Wowoe, Lotor empty their waters into the Keta and Avu lagoons. Some of these are dammed for irrigation during dry season.

Soil

The district is characterized by three main soil types. The South-eastern portion is characterized by tertiary sands which are moderate to well-drained, deep red to brown loamy sand to sandy loam topsoil over course sandy loam to clay loam sub-soils. These soils are suitable for the cultivation of all arable crops. Within this dominant soil can be found in the valley bottoms and depressions, poorly drained

and plastic glecal clays, suitable for commercial sugarcane production as well as for ceramic and pottery industry.

The north-western to the northern part is characterized by Acidic Gneiss which is moderately drained, deep, sandy soil with either sandy or sandy clay subsoil suitable for root and tuber crops as well as cereals and legumes. The middle portion is characterized by Acidic Gneiss parent material found in convex and broad low-lying ridges with outcrops which are moderately drained, shallow to bedrock sandy topsoil under lain

with sandy clay subsoil and coarse clay. These areas are suitable rangeland for livestock production.

Geology and Mineral Deposits

Nearly all the rivers and streams in the District dry up during the dry season from December-March. This inhibits farming activities greatly: especially in the area other clay deposits are known to exist. Akatsi North District falls under acidic gneiss belt, forming 70% of the land area. Tertiary Sand –25% and biomorphic acidic gneiss about 5% is recent alluvial materials. The acidic belt consists mainly of

layered course to fine grained muscovite biotite, schists and containing numerous quartz veins. There are outcrops of negivine, augite and syenite either as inselberg or shallow exposed surface all over this geological formation. The main mineral deposits in the District are Clay and Granite.

Date Created : 12/8/2025 5:16:32 AM