Kete Krachi (formerly Kete Kratje) is a town and the capital of the Krachi West District in the Oti Region of Ghana, adjacent to Lake Volta.
Kete-Krachi is connected by a ferry to the town of Kwadjokrom, and by road to Bimbila and Dambai.
[1] The town (the known as Krachikrom) was historically a trading center in the region, selling primarily salt, slaves, and shea butter.
Krachikrom combinated with a nearby zongo settlement to formed Kete-Krachi sometime in 1877.
Under German rule, tensions between the Islamic and Krachi portions of town grew due to a imbalanced of power.