Akumadan

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Akumadan is the capital of Offinso North, a district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[http://www.touringghana.com/regions/ashanti_region.asp Touring Ghana - Ashanti Region] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120607062359/http://www.touringghana.com/regions/ashanti_region.asp |date=2012-06-07 }} It has a population of about 20000. Akumadan township is well known for its agricultural activities. All sorts of food crops can be planted on its soil but tomatoes is the largest crop. 90 percent of natives above 18 years are tomato farmers. They produce more tomatoes than any other town in Ghana. It has a dam that helps to irrigate some farmlands within its reach during dry seasons. Cassava, pepper, onion, garden eggs, plantain, maize etc. are also abundant. A company called Fomghana has acquired a large area of land for planting trees near a river that irrigates it. Recently, the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo-Addo formally opened a Greenhouse project{{Which|date=July 2021}}. Its poised to train young people in Agric Technology.

The town is known for the Akumadan Senior High School,{{cite web|title=Educational Institutions|url=http://www.centralregion.gov.gh/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=34&Itemid=57|publisher=www.centralregion.gov.gh|access-date=12 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801035651/http://www.centralregion.gov.gh/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=34&Itemid=57|archive-date=1 August 2017|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=References » Schools/Colleges|url=http://www.modernghana.com/GhanaHome/regions/schools.asp?menu_id=6&sub_menu_id=310&gender=&s=a|publisher=www.modernghana.com|access-date=12 August 2011}} a second cycle institution.{{cite web|title=List of Secondary Schools in Ghana|url=http://www.ghanaschoolsnet.com/page/list-of-senior-secondary|publisher=www.ghanaschoolsnet.com/|access-date=12 August 2011}}

The Akumadan EduSpots also provide a library space for both children and adults, along with running Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) as well as Literacy clubs.

The Asubima Forest Reserve is about {{convert|9|km|mi}} east of Akumadan.{{cite web|title=Biodiversity monitoring in Asubima and Afrensu Brohuma Forest Reserves, Ghana |first=Abdulai Prosper |last=Manu |url=http://www.formghana.com/login/upload/A_survey_of_Small_Mammals_in_the_Buffer_Zones_of_Asubima_Forest_Reserve_2011.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808042218/http://www.formghana.com/login/upload/A_survey_of_Small_Mammals_in_the_Buffer_Zones_of_Asubima_Forest_Reserve_2011.pdf |archive-date=8 August 2014 |access-date=3 August 2014 |publisher=FORM Ghana |date=October 2011 |url-status=live }}

Akumadan has many{{Quantify|date=July 2021}} investment opportunities for all to tap into especially in the field of Agriculture and Real Estate