Gbi-Godenu is a divisional chieftaincy of the traditional area of Hohoe[1][2] recognized within of the Constitution of Ghana and legislation regulating the "Headquarters" in Ghanaian society.

The Gbi-Godenu area covers 18 square kilometers with approximately 13,000 inhabitants in four places near Hohoe.

[5] A tourist attraction and enigmatic symbol of Godenu is the so-called "Talking River".

According to tradition the river communicates with the ancients, the togbe (even those of the neighboring towns and cities) and other persons of "strong spirit" and in a sort of oracle points the way forward, including for the future of the town of Godenu itself .

Another attraction of the river is its small islets, some with denser vegetation cover and others made of stones, which give the landscape its shape.