Akim Swedru is a town and the capital of
Birim South District
Birim South District is one of the thirty-three districts in Eastern Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger and first Birim South District (with Akim Oda as its capital town) in 1988, which was created from the former B ...
, a district in the
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of south
Ghana
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. Akim Swedru has a 2013
settlement
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population of 10,379 people.
People
The people of Akim Swedru belong to the
Akyem
The Akyem are an Akan people. The term Akyem (Akem, Akim or Aki) is used to describe a group of four states: Asante Akyem, Akyem Abuakwa, Akyem Kotoku and Akyem Bosome. These nations are located primarily in the eastern region in south Ghana ...
people. The are one of the groups which make up 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 ...
in Ghana.
Location
To the northwest of Swedru is Aduasa. To the north is a village called Jedem and spanning from northeast to the east is
Akim Oda
Akim Oda is a town in the Eastern Region of south Ghana and is the capital of the Birim Central Municipal District and the traditional capital of Akyem Kotoku. In 2013, Akim Oda had a settlement population of 60,604 people.
Geography and c ...
, the district capital. Other towns and villages to the east are Ewisa, Akim Asawaase, Ntutumerim, Anyinam, Aboabo,
Asene, Batabe, Manso, Asuboa and Anamasi. To the south are Akyease and Aperade.
Geography
Akim Swedru is located around a lot of
hill
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Terminology
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s,
streams and
river
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s. There are 2 peak rain seasons during May–June and September–October. The relative humidity ranges from 56% during the dry season and 70% during the rainy season. The town lies within a semi-
deciduous rainforest region.
See also
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Birim South District
Birim South District is one of the thirty-three districts in Eastern Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger and first Birim South District (with Akim Oda as its capital town) in 1988, which was created from the former B ...
References
External links
Birim South district
{{Eastern Region, Ghana
Populated places in the Eastern Region (Ghana)