Ghana
Eastern Region
Denkyembour

Akwatia

Akwatia is the capital of , a district in the Eastern region of south and west of the Atewa Range in the basin. Akwatia or Akortia also means "He returned here or there" In the indigenous language formerly known as Oji-Ounji now called Anii.
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  • Type: Town with 33,800 residents
  • Description: town in Eastern Region, Ghana
  • Also known as: “diamond city” and “Diamond City”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kade.

Town
Photo: Nkansahrexford, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town and the capital of , a district in the of south . has a 2013 settlement population of 16,542 people. is situated 8 km northwest of Akwatia.

Akwatia

Latitude
6.0422° or 6° 2′ 32″ north
Longitude
-0.79714° or 0° 47′ 50″ west
Population
33,800
Elevation
138 metres (453 feet)
Open location code
6CRX26R3+V4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2161108769
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2304931
Wiki­data ID
Q4702013
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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

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Akwatia Market and Akwaria Station.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Akwatia”. Photo: Erik Cleves Kristensen, CC BY 2.0.