Overview
The highest mountain in Ghana is Mount Afadja, also called as Afadjato by the Ewe people of Ghana and Togo. The peak is adjacent to the communities of Liati Wote and Gbledi Gbogame in the Afadjato South District and Hohoe Municipality, respectively, in the Volta Region, close to the border with Togo. It is 178 kilometres north of Lomé and 178 kilometres northeast of Accra, respectively. Its summit is 885 metres above sea level and is a part of the West Africa Mountains’ Agumatsa sub-range. The name of the mountain is “Afadja,” and in the Ewe language, the prefix “-to” denotes a mountain. Therefore, “Mount Afadja” rather than “Mount Afadjato,” which would be a repeat of the word “mountain,” would be the proper name in English. When the Ewe people arrived in the region and first saw the mountain, they thought it resembled the mound where water yam is grown since in Ewe; “Avadze” is the name for water yam. They dubbed the mountain “Avadze-to” because it had creeping plants on it that looked like the water yam plant. The word has been changed to “Afadjato” nowadays. Thousands of tourists from all over the world visit Mount Afadja each year, making it one of the most popular tourist destinations in Ghana’s Volta Region. Other well-liked tourist destinations include the close-by Tagbo Falls and Wli Falls, which are the tallest in West Africa. The area has a number of caverns, streams, and waterfalls.
