Akwatia

Akwatia lies in the wooded basin of the Birim River, west of the Atewa Range. The Birim winds through the forest country to join the Pra, carrying sediment from the ancient rocks of its valley. The town belonged to the country of Akyem Abuakwa, one of the Akan states of the southern forests. Its river valley forms part of a landscape of streams and forested hills, where neighboring Akan communities maintained their own chiefly institutions.