Keta Municipal, with Keta as the capital is one of the 18 administrative districts of the Volta Region. It was carved out of the former Anlo District, which also comprised Akatsi and Ketu Districts. The district lies within Longitudes 0.30E and 1.05E and Latitudes 5.45N and 6.005N. It is located east of the Volta estuary, about 160km to the east of Accra, off the Accra-Aflao main road. It shares common borders with Akatsi district to the north, Ketu district to the east, South Tongu district to the west and the Gulf of Guinea to the south.
Out of the total surface area of 1,086km2, approximately 362km2 (about 30 per cent) is covered by water bodies. The largest of these is Keta Lagoon, which is about 12 km at its widest section and 32km long. Hence, the remaining land area is only 724km2 a situation which creates severe constraints on access to land for development in the district. However, fishing and water transportation potentials exist.
chief executive's message
The Keta Municipal Assembly with population of 133,661 is mainly an agrarian economy.
As the political head of the assembly, my objective is to build a vibrant municipality where all business activities will grow without difficulties.
Nevertheless, the assembly has identified all the agro-based industries in the municipality such as fish processing, cassava processing, sugar-cane juice processing and coconut oil extraction. The rest are the salt mining, sand weaning as well as carpentry all under one roof.
The Keta Municipal Assembly in collaboration with the Human Security Department of the National Security Council has brought hope to a number of communities as access routs in flood prone areas are being improved to alleviate the plight of the communities by making their roads motorable during the raining season.
KETA: Anaglate family constructs ICT centre for Anyako E.P School Mr Edmund Doe Gbetodeme, Keta Municipal Director of Education, on Saturday inaugurated an ultra modern Information Communication Technology (ICT) centre, for the Evangelical Presbyterian (E.P) Basic School at Anyako.
KETA: Anlo Chiefs out-door four new chiefs The chiefs and people of Anlo have displayed the rich cultural heritage of the area with drumming and dancing at a ceremony to outdoor four newly-installed chiefs of the area at Srogbe in the Keta Municipality, where tradition was at the center of activities to showcase the traditional practices of the people.
KETA: Assembly commissions vehicles The Keta Municipal Assembly recently commissioned three vehicles including a grader and two brand new Hilux pick-ups it procured to help improve its performance.
KETA: Tegbi to get community ICT centre The chiefs and people of Tegbi in the Keta Municipality have held a well-attended fund raising durbar on Saturday as part of the Easter festivities in aid of a community Information Communications and Technology (ICT) centre.
