Anloga
Encyclopedia
Anloga is a town in Keta District of the Volta Region
in southeast Ghana
, West Africa
. It lies east of the Volta River
and just south of the Keta Lagoon.
who migrated there in the later part of the seventeenth century. They formed the Anlo Kingdom with Anloga as the capital. From the European perspective Anloga was a part of the Dutch
"area of influence" of Keta
beginning about 1784, until taken over by the British in the 1860s, and folded into the British Gold Coast colony
, which subsequently became Ghana.
Volta Region
Volta Region is one of Ghana's ten administrative regions. It is to the east of Lake Volta. Its capital is Ho.-List of districts:The region has 18 districts consisting of 3 municipal and 15 ordinary districts:-Background:...
in southeast Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
, West Africa
West Africa
West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of the African continent. Geopolitically, the UN definition of Western Africa includes the following 16 countries and an area of approximately 5 million square km:-Flags of West Africa:...
. It lies east of the Volta River
Volta River
The Volta is a river in western Africa that drains into the Gulf of Guinea. It has three main tributaries—the Black Volta, White Volta and Red Volta...
and just south of the Keta Lagoon.
History
Anloga is home to the Anlo Ewe peopleAnlo Ewe
The Ewe people are an African ethnic group of about 6 million people, inhabiting the southeastern part of Ghana from the Eastern shore of the Volta River to the border of Ghana and Togo known as the Volta Region; meanwhile, a majority of Ewe are also located in the entire southern half of Togo. ...
who migrated there in the later part of the seventeenth century. They formed the Anlo Kingdom with Anloga as the capital. From the European perspective Anloga was a part of the Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
"area of influence" of Keta
Keta
Keta is a city in Volta Region, Ghana. It was an important trading post between the 14th and late 20th century via a port and fort built by the Dutch in 1784. Parts of the city were devastated by sea erosion between the 1960s and 1980s....
beginning about 1784, until taken over by the British in the 1860s, and folded into the British Gold Coast colony
Gold Coast (British colony)
The Gold Coast was a British colony on the Gulf of Guinea in west Africa that became the independent nation of Ghana in 1957.-Overview:The first Europeans to arrive at the coast were the Portuguese in 1471. They encountered a variety of African kingdoms, some of which controlled substantial...
, which subsequently became Ghana.
External links
- "Anloga Map — Satellite Images of Anloga" Maplandia World Gazetteer