See also: Akwatia (Ghana parliament constituency). 6.05°N -0.8°W
| Official Name: | Akwatia |
| Nickname: | diamond city |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Ghana |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Akwatia in Eastern Region |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Ghana |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Eastern Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Denkyembour |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2013 |
| Population Total: | 23,766[1] |
| Timezone: | GMT |
| Timezone Dst: | GMT |
| Coordinates: | 6.05°N -0.8°W |
| Elevation M: | 147 |
Akwatia is the capital of Denkyembour, a district in the Eastern region of south Ghana and west of the Atewa Range in the Birim River basin. Akwatia or Akortia also means "He returned here or there" In the indigenous language formerly known as Oji-Ounji now called Anii. Akwatia has a 2013 settlement population of 23,766 people.[1] Akwatia is the main center of diamond extraction in Ghana. The town is the center of the Denkyembour parliamentary constituency.
Among the athletes hailing from this town are: Kabiru Moro, Ekow Benson, Emmanuel Boateng, Oppong Enoch Opare among others. Among the notable football clubs are the Akwatia Diamond Stars,[4] Diamond Academy, Akwatia Vidaco Football Club, Akwatia Frankfurt Football Academy,[5] Young Diamonds[6] and Deelorm Academy
Akwatia has two hospitals, Saint Dominic's Hospital and The Ghanaian Consolidated Diamonds Company Hospital (G.C.D Hospital). The Saint Dominic's Hospital in Akwatia is a 320-bed facility, and the hospital opened an Eye Clinic since 2003.[7]
The Akwatia diamond field lies in Birimian rocks and has produced over 100000000carat of diamonds, mostly industrial grade.[8] The Ghana government-owned Ghana Consolidated Diamonds (GCD) is the only formal commercial producer of diamonds, using strip mining with Manitowoc draglines.[9] Large additional resources of diamonds have been identified in the nearby Birim River deposits, including an altered meta-lamproite that may represent a primary diamond source.[10]