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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Akuapem Akan | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Akan people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| agriculturalActivity |
cocoa farming
ⓘ
food crop farming ⓘ palm cultivation ⓘ |
| artForm |
kente weaving
ⓘ
wood carving ⓘ |
| capitalTown | Akropong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clanStructure | matrilineal ⓘ |
| colonialHistory | part of the British Gold Coast colony ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| countryOfficialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| culturalPractice | Odwira festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Akan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| festival | Odwira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| festivalLocation | Akropong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Akan languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kwa languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| majorTown |
Aburi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Adukrom NERFINISHED ⓘ Larteh NERFINISHED ⓘ Mamfe NERFINISHED ⓘ Mampong Akuapem NERFINISHED ⓘ Obosomase NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionaryPresence | Basel Mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicTradition | Akan drumming and dancing ⓘ |
| namingSystem | Akan day-naming system ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Akyem people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ga people NERFINISHED ⓘ Krobo people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableInstitution |
Presbyterian College of Education, Akropong
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Presbyterian Training College (Akropong Training College) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Eastern Region of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySettlementArea | Akuapem Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ traditional Akan religion ⓘ |
| traditionalArea | Akuapem Traditional Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalCouncilSeat | Akropong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalRulerTitle | Okuapehene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Latin alphabet for Akuapem Twi ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Akuapem Akan