Akuapem people

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The Akuapem people are a Ghanaian ethnic group primarily inhabiting the Akuapem Hills in the Eastern Region, known for their Akan heritage, rich chieftaincy traditions, and early role in Ghana’s Christian education and missionary history.

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Label Occurrences
Akuapem people canonical 6
Akuapem Akan 1

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Akan people
ethnic group
agriculturalActivity cocoa farming
food crop farming
palm cultivation
artForm kente weaving
wood carving
capitalTown Akropong
clanStructure matrilineal
colonialHistory part of the British Gold Coast colony
continent Africa
country Ghana
countryOfficialLanguage English
culturalPractice Odwira festival
ethnolinguisticGroup Akan
festival Odwira
festivalLocation Akropong
festivalType harvest festival
governanceSystem chieftaincy
stool-based monarchy
heritage Akan heritage
historicalRole early center of Christian missionary activity in Ghana
pioneers of Western-style education in Ghana
kinshipSystem Akan matrilineal kinship
language Akuapem Twi
languageFamily Akan languages
linked to: Akan language

Kwa languages
Niger–Congo languages
majorTown Aburi
Adukrom
Larteh
Mamfe
Mampong Akuapem
linked to: Akuapem area

Obosomase
missionaryPresence Basel Mission
musicTradition Akan drumming and dancing
namingSystem Akan day-naming system
neighboringGroup Akyem people
Ga people
Krobo people
notableInstitution Presbyterian College of Education, Akropong
Presbyterian Training College (Akropong Training College)
primaryRegion Eastern Region of Ghana
primarySettlementArea Akuapem Hills
linked to: Akuapem area
religion Christianity
Islam
traditional Akan religion
traditionalArea Akuapem Traditional Area
linked to: Akuapem area
traditionalCouncilSeat Akropong
traditionalRulerTitle Okuapehene
usesWritingSystem Latin alphabet for Akuapem Twi

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fante people relatedEthnicGroup Akuapem people
Twi usedByEthnicGroup Akuapem people
Akuapem Twi spokenBy Akuapem people
Akuapem Twi hasAlternativeName Akuapem Akan
linked to: Akuapem people
Bono people relatedEthnicGroup Akuapem people