Akwatia
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.- Town with about 33,800 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 150 metres (480 feet)
- …is also known as “Diamond City”
- Description: town in Eastern Region, Ghana
Places of Interest
Highlights include St. Dominic Hospital.
St. Dominic Hospital
Hospital
St. Dominic Catholic Hospital is a not-for-profit…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kade.
Akwatia
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Latitude
6.0422° or 6° 2′ 32″ north
Longitude
-0.79714° or 0° 47′ 50″ west
Open location code
6CRX26R3+V4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Akan to Urdu—“Akwatia” goes by many names.
- Akan: “Akwatia”
- Akan: “Diamond City”
- Cebuano: “Akwatia”
- Dutch: “Akwatia”
- Ewe: “Akwatia”
- Ewe: “Diamond City”
- Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Akwatia”
- Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Diamond City”
- Hausa: “Akwatia”
- Hebrew: “אקוואטיה”
- Igbo: “Akwatia”
- Igbo: “diamond city”
- Irish: “Akwatia”
- Italian: “Akwatia”
- Japanese: “アクワティア”
- Persian: “اکواتیا”
- Polish: “Akwatia”
- South Azerbaijani: “اکواتیا”
- Spanish: “Akwatia”
- Swahili: “Akwatia”
- Swedish: “Akwatia”
- Turkish: “Akwatia”
- Urdu: “اکواتیا”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bawdua and Amanforom.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Akwatia Market and Akwaria Station.
Ghana: Highlights
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