Klefe
village in Volta Region, Ghana
Klefe is a small town in the Ho Municipal District of the Volta Region of Ghana. It is in the southern part of the Volta Region. The town is set on a hill and there are trails for hiking.
Location and economy
Klefe is about 2 kilometres west of Ho. About 2.8 kilometres to its south is Hoviefe. Akrofu and Agove are villages to the west and Ziavi is the nearest village north. Klefe also shares a boundary with Sokode It is at 248 metres above sea level. With a huge deposit of sedimentary rocks, Klefe is popularly called "Stone city". This is because of the secondary economic activity of the youth which is Schist (flat stone) mining. The metamorphic rocks are usually used for tiling walls and floors.
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