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'{{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> |official_name = Aflao |other_name = |native_name = <!-- for cities whose native name is not in English --> |nickname = |settlement_type = [[Town]] |motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> |image_skyline = Aflao Border view.jpg |imagesize = 250 |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |image_dot_map = |dot_mapsize = |dot_map_caption = |dot_x = |dot_y = |pushpin_map = Ghana<!-- the name of a location map as per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Location_map --> |pushpin_label_position =bottom |pushpin_map_caption =Location in Ghana <!-- Location ------------------> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = [[Image:Flag of Ghana.svg|25px]] [[Ghana]] |subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Ghana|Region]] |subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Flag of Volta Region.png}} [[Volta Region]] |subdivision_type2 = [[Districts of Ghana|District]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Ketu South District]] |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name4 = <!-- Politics -----------------> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = <!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager --> |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |established_title = <!-- Settled --> |established_date = |established_title2 = <!-- Incorporated (town) --> |established_date2 = |established_title3 = <!-- Incorporated (city) --> |established_date3 = <!-- Area ---------------------> |area_magnitude = |unit_pref =Imperial <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired--> |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = <!-- ALL fields dealing with a measurements are subject to automatic unit conversion--> |area_land_km2 = <!--See table @ Template:Infobox settlement for details on automatic unit conversion--> |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |area_blank1_title = |area_blank1_km2 = |area_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- Population -----------------------> |population_as_of = 2012 |population_footnotes = |population_note = Ranked 28th in Ghana |population_total = 66,546<ref name="World Gazetteer">{{cite web|url=http://bevoelkerungsstatistik.de/wg.php?x=1170623253&men=gcis&lng=de&dat=32&geo=-85&srt=npan&col=aohdq&pt=c&va=x |title=World Gazetteer online |publisher=World-gazetteer.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111172126/http://bevoelkerungsstatistik.de/wg.php?x=1170623253&men=gcis&lng=de&dat=32&geo=-85&srt=npan&col=aohdq&pt=c&va=x |archive-date=2012-01-11 }}</ref> |population_density_km2 = |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi = |population_blank1_title =Ethnicities |population_blank1 = |population_blank2_title =Religions |population_blank2 = |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- General information ---------------> |timezone = [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]] |utc_offset = |timezone_DST = [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]] |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|06|08|48.4|N|01|10|47.6|E|region:GH|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> </ref> tags--> |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> |postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> |postal_code = |area_code = +233 (3625) |blank_name = |blank_info = |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = }} '''Aflao''' is a town in [[Ketu South District]] in the [[Volta Region]] on [[Ghana]]'s [[Ghana–Togo border|border]] with [[Togo]]. Aflao is the twenty-eighth most populous [[Human settlement|settlement]] in Ghana, in terms of population, with a population of 96,550 people.<ref name="World Gazetteer"/> In the 18th century, Aflao served as one of the major markets for the [[African slave trade|slave trade]]. == Geography == Aflao is located on the eastern coast of Ghana and is the major border town with neighbouring [[Togo]]. == Chieftaincy == Aflao as a traditional area has [[Togbui Amenya Fiti V]] as its Paramount Chief.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Togbui|first1=Fiti|title=Togbui Fiti Appeals For Gov’t Intervention In Aflao Dispute|url=http://www.spyghana.com/togbui-fiti-appeals-govt-intervention-aflao-dispute/|publisher=Spyghana|access-date=6 October 2014}}</ref> He is the traditional ruler of the land and performs traditional administrative and ceremonial functions in the area. == Industry == The [[Diamond Cement Ghana Limited]] factory is located at Aflao.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/business/artikel.php?ID=291764 | title=Production slumps at Diamond Cement | publisher=ghanaweb.com | access-date=26 February 2014}}</ref><ref>http://www.railpage.com.au/f-p1895531.htm#1895531</ref> In early 2014, a 2.5&nbsp;km rail siding was completed to connect the cement works to the port of [[Lomé]].<ref>[http://graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/18126-rail-line-linking-diamond-cement-lome-port-completed.html Cement siding opened.]</ref> This siding crosses the border from [[Togo]] to [[Ghana]] and is of the {{RailGauge|1000mm|lk=on}} gauge. == Notable people == * [[Joseph Kossivi Ahiator]], artist * [[Komla Dumor]], journalist * [[Camidoh]], Musician * [[Johnson B. Ahiakpor]], Businessman * [[Thomas Amegnaglo]], footballer *Sensational Jose, Musician == See also == * [[Railway stations in Togo]] * [[Railway stations in Ghana]] == References == {{reflist}} * Dickson, K. B. "Trade Patterns in Ghana at the Beginning of the Eighteenth Century." ''Geographical Review'' 56.3 (1966): 417-431. == External links == {{Wikivoyage|Aflao}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110726104236/http://www.ghana-pedia.org/org/index.php?option=com_directory&listing=Aflao&page=viewListing&lid=228&Itemid=36 Ghana-pedia webpage - Aflao] {{GhanaLargestCities}} [[Category:Populated places in the Volta Region]] [[Category:Ghana–Togo border crossings]]'