User:Kporkuve Community

THE BIRTH OF “KPORKUVE” BY NAME (Folklore History)

Kporkuve, a farming community is situated within the Ketu North Municipality/Constituency in the Southern part of the Volta Region-Ghana. It shares political boundaries with Ketu South and Akatsi South Constituencies. Naturally, the land on which Kporkuve is currently situated attracted both ambitious farmers and hunters from all walk of life within and around the former district of Keta in those days. It was rich in its enviable vegetation, forest and soil. Between the 16th and 17th century two renowned hunters Dzakpa and Gbadago decided to come and settle in the area, in order to make farming and hunting easier. Their decision materialised and incidentally became the first settlers with their families. During those days the area served as a short way for travellers from Keta area to Dzodze and Ho through Tadzewu and back.

Not long, travellers started complaining to the settlers about a wild Beast which was threatening their lives when they got to the area. That report aroused the settlers and they mounted an all-out-look for the animal. A few days later, the settlers succeeded in killing the animal which was a male Tiger. The news got spread immediately throughout the area. In no time, the village was besieged by a crowd of both travellers and visiting hunters. Each and everyone struggled to catch a glimpse of it. They were overwhelmed over the animal’s demise. In some few hours time, the crowd departed in their numbers. Since that day, travellers and other visiting hunters to the area surprisingly started calling the place “Kpɔ̃kuve” (which means Forest of Tigers Demise). Also, due to the size of the crowd coupled with the dust produced by them on that day made the settlers gave expression to the event as “Kpɔ̃megbe Gidii” (which means crowdy atmosphere over Tigers Demise)

SOME FACTS OF 'UNITED' KPORKUVE (UK)

Name The ancestral name of the community “Kpɔ̃kuve “ The name in present-day Ghana is spelt Kporkuve. Main profession Farming. United back as one stronger community on Sunday 22nd September 2019. After few divisions in the recent past. “UNITED” KPROKUVE COMMUNITY.

PRESENT DAY 'UNITED' KPORKUVE

KPORKUVE COMMUNITY COMPRISES OF 12 SATELLITE VILLAGES WITHIN THE SOUTHEASTERN PART OF VOLTA REGION OF GHANA. PREDOMINANTLY A FARMING COMMUNITY, OUR LAND IS VERY RICH IN SEVERAL TYPES OF CROPS, NOTABLE AMONGST THEM ARE SWEET POTATOE, OKRO, CASSAVA, MAIZE, CASHEW NUT, MANGO, TOBACCO ETC ETC.

Location Kporkuve lies 5 miles or 8km from Abor and Afife respectively on the Accra to Aflao Highway. Coordinates of the community by Google map 6°07'01.3"N 0°54'08.5"E. Kporkuve [Nearest landmark is Ohawu Agricultural Collage]

Size Kporkuve spans an area of about 10-kilometre square YES, Kporkuve community is ever willing to provide land for any project in the community.

Population Approximately One thousand eight hundred and ninety [1,890] Languages spoken are English and Ewe. Kporkuve community has one Basic School, that is from Kindergarten to Basic Junior High school. (Note: Basic Junior High School is under the Municipal Assembly and the Basic Primary School is control by the Evangelical Presbyterian Educational unit). No ethnic conflict in Kporkuve community.

Administration Kporkuve traditionally falls under the Afife Traditional council and observes customs and traditions of the Afife Paramountcy.

Crest Motto: “Kpɔ̃megbe Gidii” (Literally means crowdy atmosphere over Tigers Demise) Forest tree, Tiger and Hunting gun.

MMD Kporkuve is under the Ketu North Municipal Assembly and as well as Ketu North Constituency. The community currently boast of attaining electoral status by name Kporkuve Electoral Area.