Old Tafo Akyem | |
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  Old Tafo Akyem Location of Old Tafo in Eastern Region | |
| Coordinates: 6°14′N 0°24′W / 6.233°N 0.400°W | |
| Country | Ghana |
| Region | Eastern Region |
| District | Abuakwa North Municipal |
| Elevation | 679 ft (207 m) |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
Old Tafo is the oldest town in the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional area in the Abuakwa North Municipality in the Eastern Region of south Ghana.[1] It is the home of the famous Ohum Festival, the only festival widely celebrated by the people of Akyem Abuakwa. It houses the Ohum dua, an over 500-year-old spiritual tree that does not wither; and the Ohum shrine where the mighty deity Agyempremu Kofi resides. Old Tafo shares border with New Tafo where the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG) is located.[1] It also shares a border with Osiem, where the Memeneda Gyidi Church is located, founded by Opanin Samuel Brako.[2][2]
- ^ Ghana Districts: A repository of all Local Assemblies in Ghana
- ^ F. G. B. (February 1964). "C. G. Baëta: Prophetism in Ghana: a study of some 'spiritual' churches. (World Mission Studies.) xiii, 169 pp. London: SCM Press Ltd., 1962. 21s". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies. 27 (1): 238. doi:10.1017/s0041977x00101405. ISSN 0041-977X.