Akpafu-Todzi

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footnotes = Akpafu-Todzi is a small village in the Akpafu traditional area, Hohoe district, Volta Region, Ghana. The inhabitants of Todzi (around 600-700 in total) call themselves the Mawu and speak Siwu, a Kwa language that is quite distinct from the dominant regional languages Ewe and Twi. The oldest of the five Akpafu villages, Todzi functions as the capital of the traditional area and its chief is the paramount chief.

In the past, Akpafu-Todzi was one of the sites of the traditional iron industry of the Akpafu people. Some ancient mines can still be visited in the vicinity of the village, but the iron industry collapsed in the late nineteenth century. The inhabitants of Todzi are mostly peasant farmers.

References

* Plehn, Rudolf (1899) 'Beiträge zur Völkerkunde des Togo-Gebietes', in "Mittheilungen des Seminars für Orientalische Sprachen", 2, part III, 87—124.
* Rattray, R.S. (1916) 'The Ironworkers of Akpafu', "Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute", 46, 431-435.
* Pole, L.M. (1982) 'Decline or survival ? Iron production in West Africa from the 17th to the 20th centuries', "Journal of African History", 23, 4, 503-513.

External links

* [http://www.hohoetourism.com/attractions/Akpafu_Todzi.cfm Akpafu-Todzi] on the Hohoe district website