6°3′00″N 0°48′0″W / 6.05000°N 0.80000°W
Akwatia | |
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| Nickname: diamond city | |
  Akwatia Location of Akwatia in Eastern Region | |
| Coordinates: 06°03′00″N 00°48′00″W / 6.05000°N 0.80000°W | |
| Country | Ghana |
| Region | Eastern Region |
| District | Denkyembour |
| Elevation | 482 ft (147 m) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 23,766[1] |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
Akwatia is the capital of Denkyembour, a district in the Eastern region of south Ghana and west of the Atewa Range in the Birim River basin. Akwatia or Akortia also means "He returned here or there" In the indigenous language formerly known as Oji-Ounji now called Anii. Akwatia has a 2013 settlement population of 23,766 people.[1] Akwatia is the main center of diamond extraction in Ghana. The town is the center of the Denkyembour parliamentary constituency.
- ^ a b "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-11.