Akwatia

Akwatia is the capital of the Denkyembour district in the Eastern Region of south Ghana, west of the Atewa Range in the Birim River basin, and the centre of the Denkyembour parliamentary constituency. It had a settlement population of 23,766 in 2013. Akwatia is the main centre of diamond extraction in Ghana: its diamond field lies in Birimian rocks and has produced over 100 million carats, mostly industrial grade, and the government-owned Ghana Consolidated Diamonds is the only formal commercial producer, using strip mining. The town has Saint Dominic's Hospital, a 320-bed facility, a technical institute, and football clubs such as Akwatia Diamond Stars.