Akim Oda

Akim Oda is a town in the Eastern Region of Ghana that serves as the administrative centre of the Birim Central Municipal District and the traditional centre of the Akyem Kotoku. About 60,600 residents were counted there in 2013. It lies in the south of the country among rain forest, in the basin of the Birim River, which is known for its gold and diamonds and where local miners still work the river bank with simple tools. The climate is semi-equatorial and wet, with heavy rain from April to June and again from September to November. Cocoa is the main crop, grown on both formal and informal plantations, and small oil palm and bamboo operations also exist. Forest plantations are being established nearby, a government hospital serves the Kotoku traditional area, and the town has more than fifteen public primary and junior schools and three senior high schools.