Old Tafo Explained

Official Name:Old Tafo Akyem
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Ghana
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Old Tafo in Eastern Region
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ghana
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Eastern Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Abuakwa North Municipal
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Demonym
Timezone:GMT
Timezone Dst:GMT
Coordinates:6.2333°N -24°W
Elevation M:207

Old Tafo is the oldest town in the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional area in the Abuakwa North Municipality in the Eastern Region of south Ghana.[1] It is the home of the famous Ohum Festival, the only festival widely celebrated by the people of Akyem Abuakwa. It houses the Ohum dua, an over 500-year-old spiritual tree that does not wither; and the Ohum shrine where the mighty deity Agyempremu Kofi resides. Old Tafo shares border with New Tafo where the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG) is located.http://www.crig.org.gh/administration.php It also shares a border with Osiem, where the Memeneda Gyidi Church is located, founded by Opanin Samuel Brako.https://samuelbrako-k.blogspot.com/2020/02/samuel-brako-founder-of-gyidi-saviour.html[2]

Education

Old Tafo is known for WBM Zion Secondary School School.[3] The school is a second cycle institution.[4] WMB Zion Secondary School.

References

6.2333°N -24°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ghanadistricts.com/Home/District/238 Ghana Districts: A repository of all Local Assemblies in Ghana
  2. F. G. B.. February 1964. C. G. Baëta: Prophetism in Ghana: a study of some 'spiritual' churches. (World Mission Studies.) xiii, 169 pp. London: SCM Press Ltd., 1962. 21s.. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies. 27. 1. 238. 10.1017/s0041977x00101405. 0041-977X.
  3. Web site: References » Schools/Colleges. 25 October 2018.
  4. Web site: WBM Zion Secondary Schools in Ghana. 25 October 2018.