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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]]. Aflao is a big Land shared by the border of Ghana and Togo. So we have Aflao of Ghana and Aflao of Togo. The culture of this land base on their clothes called [[Kente cloth|Kente]] or kete. Their local music is Agbadja and Brekete. Ghana authorities plan to creat a unique common post at Aflao. ==History== Aflao people were war refugees of Phla extraction from Grand Popo in Benin. The exodus from Grand Popo was the result of the Wars by the Kingdom of Dahomey for access to the seaboard and European trading forts along the coast of Benin and Togo. Other war refugees who were of Ga Dangme extraction and displaced by the Akwamu wars also settled in Aflao. The Ga Dangme settled in the suburbs of Teshie, Gbugbla and Batorme. Constant skirmishes with the Bes of Togo for land and fishing rights compelled some of the Ga Dangme to relocate to Agortime area to join their kinsmen there. ===Etymology=== Ewe Fla:wo Phla/ Phera people [[Phla language|Phla]]/[[Pherá language|Phera]] belongs to the [[Gbe languages|Gbe]] (Tadoid) language cluster <ref>{{Cite web|title=Le Ghana travaille un poste commun à Aflao|url=https://www.republicoftogo.info|url-status=live|website=Republic of Togo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703140457/http://republicoftogo.info |archive-date=2013-07-03 }}</ref> == Geography == [[File:Aflao Region.jpg|thumb|Aflao - Ghana.]] Aflao is located on the eastern coast of Ghana and is the major border town with neighboring [[Togo]]. == Chieftaincy == Aflao - Ghana as a traditional area has [[Togbui Amenya Fiti V]] as its [[Paramount chief|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. Aflao - Togo has a different chiefs cause of the different villages on this Land. We have education school on the border of Lome that teach Ewe, the local language of Aflao.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Language Ideology and Practice on the Aflao-Lome Borderland: The Case of two Border School|url=https://tandfonline.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617063542/http://www.tandfonline.com:80/ |archive-date=2011-06-17 }}</ref> == 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 | date=12 November 2013 | publisher=ghanaweb.com | access-date=26 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.railpage.com.au/f-p1895531.htm#1895531|title = Railpage}}</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. ==Transportation== There are Public Transports from Aflao to major citie such as [[Accra]]; [[Kumasi]]; [[Techiman]]; [[Mim, Ahafo]] ; [[Sunyani]]; [[Takoradi]]; [[Tema]]; [[Ho, Ghana|Ho]]; [[Wa, Ghana|Wa]]; [[Bolgatanga]]; [[Elubo]]. == Notable people == * [[Dzifa Gomashie]], MP *[[Joseph Kossivi Ahiator]], artist * [[Komla Dumor]], journalist * [[Thomas Amegnaglo]], footballer == 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]]'