Kadjebi

Kadjebi
District Capital
Kadjebi Location in Ghana
Coordinates: 7°31′39″N 0°28′33″E / 7.52750°N 0.47583°E / 7.52750; 0.47583
Country	Ghana
Region	Oti Region
District	Kadjebi District
Elevation	209 m (686 ft)
Time zone	GMT
• Summer (DST)	GMT

Kadjebi is a prominent town and the administrative capital of the Kadjebi District, a district in the Oti Region of Ghana.¹ It serves as an economic hub for the surrounding farming communities. The town is the seat of the Kadjebi-Akan Traditional Area, headed by Paramount Chief Nana Ogyeabour Akompi Finam II.²

The people of Kadjebi are of Akan descent. According to oral tradition, they migrated from the Ashanti Kingdom, specifically tracing their ancestral roots to Asante Mampong in the present-day Ashanti Region.

Kadjebi maintain a rich culture heritage centered on Akan traditions through the observance of key festivals:

• Dawuro Kese Festival³
• Akwasidae Festival
• Adae Kese Festival

Kadjebi is located in the middle part of the Oti Region and not far from the Ghana-Togo international border.