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Akpafu-Todzi is a small village in Hohoe district, Volta Region, Ghana. The people of Todzi speak Siwu, a minority language. The chief of Todzi is also the paramount chief of the Akpafu traditional area, Todzi being the oldest of the five Akpafu villages.

In the past, Akpafu-Todzi was one of the sites of the traditional iron industry of the Akpafu people. Some ancient mines can still be visited in the vicinity of the village, but the iron industry collapsed in the late nineteenth century. The inhabitants of Todzi are mostly peasant farmers.

References

Plehn, Rudolf (1899) 'Beiträge zur Völkerkunde des Togo-Gebietes', in Mittheilungen des Seminars für Orientalische Sprachen, 2, part III, 87—124.
Rattray, R.S. (1916) 'The Ironworkers of Akpafu', Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, 46, 431-435.
Pole, L.M. (1982) 'Decline or survival ? Iron production in West Africa from the 17th to the 20th centuries', Journal of African History, 23, 4, 503-513.

External links

Akpafu-Todzi on the Hohoe district website

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	'''Akpafu-Todzi''' is a small village in Hohoe district, Volta Region, Ghana. The people of Todzi speak [[Siwu language\|Siwu]], a minority language. The chief of Todzi is also the paramount chief of the Akpafu traditional area, Todzi being the oldest of the five Akpafu villages.		[[Image:Akpafu-Todzi.jpg\|right\|thumb\|Akpafu-Todzi, Volta Region, Ghana]]'''Akpafu-Todzi''' is a small village in Hohoe district, Volta Region, Ghana. The people of Todzi speak [[Siwu language\|Siwu]], a minority language. The chief of Todzi is also the paramount chief of the Akpafu traditional area, Todzi being the oldest of the five Akpafu villages.

	In the past, Akpafu-Todzi was one of the sites of the traditional iron industry of the Akpafu people. Some ancient mines can still be visited in the vicinity of the village, but the iron industry collapsed in the late nineteenth century. The inhabitants of Todzi are mostly peasant farmers.		In the past, Akpafu-Todzi was one of the sites of the traditional iron industry of the Akpafu people. Some ancient mines can still be visited in the vicinity of the village, but the iron industry collapsed in the late nineteenth century. The inhabitants of Todzi are mostly peasant farmers.