Volta Region is one of the 16 administrative regions in Ghana. The region occupies an area in the South Eastern portion of the country with a land surface of about 10,239km2. It is bounded on the north by the Oti Region of Ghana, the South by the Gulf of Guinea, on the West by the Volta Lake and on the east by the Republic of Togo

Across the length of the region, there is a clear variation in topography and vegetation, with flat grasslands in the south, semi-deciduous forest in the middle zone and semi- savannah woodland to the north. The northern and middle belts are drained by the river Dayi which flow into the Volta Lake. The rivers Alabo and Tordzi drain the southern belt. The northern zone has riverine communities where boat transport is vital.

The middle and southern sectors of the region have a similar climate with a rainy and dry season. The rainy season runs from April to November with peaks in June and October. The dry season is from December to March. The northern belt also has two seasons; wet and dry. The wet season is from May to October with a peak in August whilst the dry season is from November to April.

The road network in the region is generally poor, comparatively, with the worst ones in the northern zone thus requiring robust and sturdy vehicles for travel in those areas. River transport is used to reach the island communities created because of the construction of the Volta dam in some of the districts such as Kpando and South Dayi. During the rainy season, accessibility is even more difficult and sometimes impossible. This affects service delivery in these areas.

Although, telecommunication has improved, the situation is still poor in some parts of the region. The Region has 18 administrative districts with Ho as the regional capital. The districts are South Tongu, Keta, Anloga, Ketu South, Ketu North, Akatsi South, Akatsi North, North Tongu, South Tongu, Central Tongu, Ho, Kpando, Hohoe, Afadjato South, Ho West, Agortime-Ziope, North Dayi and South Dayi.

The region has a total of 2752 communities, many of which are small settlements. The region has a total population of 1,742,806 persons with estimated growth rate of 2.1% (Volta Regional growth rate) over the 2021 national population census figure. Females (52.3%) outnumber males (47.7%) in the Volta region by 4.6% across all the districts. The population density is 87 km2 with 42.1% of the population living in the urban areas whilst 57.1% are in the rural areas. 90.3% of the population in the Volta region are Ewes, followed by Akan 2.5%. Religious affiliation of the population in the region shows that, Christians constitute 78.7%, Traditionalist 9.7%, Islam 4.7%, Other religion 6.0% and No religion 1%.

The Regional Minister is the highest political and administrative officer of the Region. In each of the 18 districts, Municipal and District Chief Executives are the political and administrative heads.

Within the social set up of the region, there is a clear social hierarchy with the Regional House of chiefs made up of paramount chiefs being the highest ruling body on traditional matters. The Paramount chiefs preside over the divisional chiefs who in turn preside over the clan chiefs and lineage heads. At the bottom of the hierarchy are family heads controlling activities of individual family members at the household level.

Several ethnic groups inhabit the Volta Region. In the southern and middle belts are mainly Ewes and Avatimes and at the northern is the Gbis. Christianity is the main form of worship; however traditional African worship is quite common in certain areas in the south with Islam also being common in some areas.The main economic activity of the people in the region is agriculture which makes up 70% of all forms of employment; This consists of farming, fishing and animal rearing.

The major crops are cassava, maize, yam, shallots and cocoa. The scale of farming is usually at subsistence level. Fishing is predominant along the coast and is also done on the Volta Lake. Cattle-rearing is also common in some of the communities in the southern part of the region. About 20% of the population is engaged in formal employment mainly by government (ministries, departments and agencies). The remaining 10% is made up of textile, manufacturing of low volume gun-smithing and small-scale artisans.