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.Among the athletes hailing from this town are: Kabiru Moro, Ekow Benson, Emmanuel Boateng, Oppong Enoch Opare among others.Among the notable football clubs are the Akwatia Diamond Stars,[4] Diamond Academy, Akwatia Vidaco Football Club, Akwatia Frankfurt Football Academy,[5] Young Diamonds[6] and Deelorm Academy[6] Akwatia has two hospitals, Saint Dominic's Hospital and The Ghanaian Consolidated Diamonds Company Hospital (G.C.D Hospital).[9] Large additional resources of diamonds have been identified in the nearby Birim River deposits, including an altered meta-lamproite that may represent a primary diamond source.
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