Kpalime Traditional Area

Kpalime Traditional Area

The Kpalime Traditional Area is located mainly in the South Dayi District of the Volta Region of Ghana. This area originally was located partly within the Kpando District of the Volta Region but with the creation of new districts, it now falls within the South Dayi District.

This traditional area includes the people of Wegbe, Kpale, Todome, Tsatee, Hiama, Kaira, Toh and Duga towns. They all belong to the Ewe ethnic group of Ghana. The main town in this group is (Kpalime)-Duga. The head of the Kpalime Traditional Area is the king or Paramount Chief with the title of "Togbe" or "Torgbui" (meaning king in Ewe).

The people celebrate an annual Kpalikpakpa festival usually in December, commemorating the valour of their ancestors during their migration from Notsie in Togo. This festival was only instituted in 1997 [First Kpalikpakpa Festival on Ghanaweb.com [http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=2839] ] . The main celebration rotates between the various towns annually.

Notes


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Palimé — Infobox Settlement official name = PAGENAME other name = native name = nickname = settlement type = motto = imagesize = image caption = flag size = image seal size = image shield = shield size = image blank emblem = blank emblem type = blank… …   Wikipedia

  • Togo — /taw gaw/, n. 1. Heihachiro /hay hah chee rddaw/, Marquis 1847 1934, Japanese admiral. 2. Shigenori /shee ge naw rddee/, 1882 1950, Japanese political leader and diplomat. /toh goh/, n. Republic of, an independent country in W Africa: formerly a… …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”