The Assin (also known as Asin and Asen) are an ethnic group of the

Akan people The Akan () people live primarily in present-day Ghana and Ivory Coast in West Africa. The Akan language (also known as ''Twi/Fante'') are a group of dialects within the Central Tano branch of the Potou–Tano subfamily of the Niger–Congo ...

who live in

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 Ghana–Ivory Coast border, the west, Burkina ...

. The Assin people live predominantly in the

Central Region of Ghana The Central Region is one of the Regions of Ghana , sixteen administrative regions of Ghana. It is bordered by Ashanti Region, Ashanti and Eastern Region, Ghana, Eastern regions to the north, Western Region, Ghana, Western region to the west, Gre ...

. The capital of the Assin district is

Assin Foso Assin Fosu is a town and is the capital of Assin Central Municipal District, in the Central Region of Ghana.

. There are two subdivisions of the Assin people. The Assin Apemanim (or Apimenem) live to the east of the

Cape Coast-Kumasi Highway A cape is a clothing accessory or a sleeveless outer garment which drapes the wearer's back, arms, and chest, and connects at the neck. History Capes were common in medieval Europe, especially when combined with a hood in the chaperon. The ...

, with Manso as their capital city. The Assin Attendansu (or Atandanso) live to the west of the Highway, with Nyankumasi as their capital city. In 1995, their estimated population was 135,000.

References

Ethnic groups in Ghana {{Ghana-stub