Abuakwa is a small town in the
Atwima Nwabiagya District
Atwima Nwabiagya Municipal District is one of the forty-three districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 when it was known as Atwima District. Later, part of the district was split off by a dec ...
of the
Ashanti Region
The Ashanti Region is located in southern part of Ghana and it is the third largest of 16 administrative regions, occupying a total land surface of or 10.2 percent of the total land area of Ghana. In terms of population, however, it is the mo ...
.
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OKYEMAN is a traditional area in the Eastern Region of
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
. Historically, it has been attested that the
AKYEMS were one of the first Akan tribes to migrate southwards after the fall of the ancient
SONGHAI EMPIRE
The Songhai Empire (also transliterated as Songhay) was a state that dominated the western Sahel/Sudan in the 15th and 16th century. At its peak, it was one of the largest states in African history. The state is known by its historiographical ...
. The Akyem states, commonly known as “
AKYEM MANSA”, consists of three main independent states, all grouped in the Eastern Region, with common language, culture, customs and historical background. The states are:
AKYEM ABUAKWA
Akyem Abuakwa is one of the four states of Akyem in 14th century Africa. Currently, it is part of Ghana. Historically, the Akyem were part of the Adansi Kingdom, which was the first nation to build buildings out of mud. They were therefore were n ...
– the largest of the states in terms of land, size, population and natural resources.
AKYEM KOTOKU Akyem Kotoku describes a traditional geo-political entity in Eastern Ghana.
Akyen Kotoku is one of the three independent states along with Akyem Bosome and Akyem Abuakwa that forms the Akyem Mansa. This nation state with a non contiguous land mas ...
– the second largest.
AKYEM BOSOME Akyem Bosome describes a sub national traditional geo-political entity in the eastern regions of the Ashantiland Peninsula. It is the smallest of the three Akyem states, including Akyem Abuakwa and Akyem Kotoku, that form the Akyem Mansa—which i ...
– the smallest of the three.
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See also
Adanwomase
Adanwomase is a town in the Ashanti Region of Ghana located in Kwabre East District. Adanwomase is about 27 kilometers northeast of Kumasi. It is noted for Kente weaving with towns like Bonwire which is about 2 kilometers away. The town is also k ...
Populated places in the Ashanti Region
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