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Tafi Atome Monkey Sanctuary Sacred Grove
Tafi Atome, Hohoe area, Volta Region (43 km S of Hohoe; ~230 km NE of Accra)
Ghana
Active (community ecotourism; 2006 bylaw)
Single grove
- Location
- Tafi Atome, Hohoe area, Volta Region (43 km S of Hohoe; ~230 km NE of Accra)
- Coordinates
- ~7.05°N 0.45°E
- Elevation
- Forest-savanna transition
- Size
- ~28 ha
- Age / Founded
- >200 years (sacred); community ecotourism est. 1993
- Status
- Active (community ecotourism; 2006 bylaw)
- Deity & Religion
- Mona monkeys revered as messengers of the gods; Ewe traditional religion
- Community & Guardians
- Tafi Atome (Ewe) community
- Vernacular name
- Sacred grove (mona-monkey forest)
- Record type
- Single grove
Cultural practices & uses
Sacred-monkey protection; rituals; community ecotourism funding school/clinic/electricity
Plant species
Semi-deciduous forest (forest-savanna transition)
Biome & fauna
Forest-savanna transition; sacred mona monkeys (Cercopithecus mona)
Threats & protection
Protected by 2006 Hohoe District bylaw; ecotourism-supported
Source
Mahmood 2025, IJFMR 7(3); Sacred Natural Sites — Tafi Atome; Wikipedia