Ga-Adangbe
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 2 million | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Greater Accra and Eastern Regions of Ghana; Togo; United Kingdom; Germany; Brazil; United States of America and Canada | |
| Languages | |
| Religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Akan • Ewe • Guan • Afro-Caribbean • African Americans • Gold Coast Euro-Africans |
The Ga-Dangbe, Ga-Dangme, Ga-Adangme or Ga-Adangbe are an ethnic group in Ghana, Togo, and Benin. They comprise the Ga (or Gan) and Dangbe (or Dangme) subgroups, who speak closely related languages. Between the two subgroups, the Dangme are more populous. The Ga-Dangmes live primarily in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.
The Dangme people occupy the coastal area of Ghana from Kpone to Ada, on the Volta River and South Atlantic Ocean along the Gulf of Guinea and inland along the Volta River. The Dangme people include the Ada, Kpone, Krobo, Ningo, Osudoku, Prampram, and Shai, all speaking Dangbe of the Kwa branch of the Niger-Congo family of languages. About 70% of land in the Greater Accra Region is owned by the Dangmes located in Dangme East and Dangme West Districts of Ghana. Also, in the Eastern Region and Volta Region of Ghana, about 15% of land belongs to the Dangme People. These are mainly in the Manya Krobo and Yilo Krobo Districts of the Eastern Region in the Agotime Area of Volta Region and the Dangme Area in the southern part of Togo.