Keta
Town & Municipality Capital in Volta Region, Ghana / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Keta (disambiguation).
Keta is a coastal town in the Volta Region of Ghana. It is the capital of the Keta Municipal District.[2]
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Keta
Ketta, Quittah | |
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Town & Municipality Capital | |
Location of Keta in Volta | |
Coordinates: 5°55′N 0°59′E | |
Country | Ghana |
Region | Volta Region |
District | Keta Municipal District |
Population (2013) | |
• Total | 23,207[1] |
• Density | 1,829/sq mi (706/km2) |
Ranked 61st in Ghana | |
Time zone | GMT |
• Summer (DST) | GMT |
Area code | +233 (3626) |
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Keta is the sixty-first most populous settlement in Ghana in terms of population, with a population of 23,207.[1] Parts of the town were devastated by sea erosion between the 1960s and 1980s. Keta is mentioned in Maya Angelou's All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes.