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| Oyoko | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Oyoko Location in Ghana | |
| Coordinates: 6°06′N0°16′W / 6.100°N 0.267°W Coordinates: 6°06′N0°16′W / 6.100°N 0.267°W | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Eastern |
| District | New-Juaben |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT (UTC) |
| Area code(s) | 034 |
Oyoko is a small community in the New-Juaben Municipal District of the Eastern Region of Ghana. It lies 4 km north from Koforidua, the regional capital.
The New-Juaben Municipal District is one of the twenty-one (21) districts of the Eastern Region of south Ghana. The capital and Eastern Region capital lies at Koforidua.
The Eastern Region is located in south Ghana and is one of ten administrative regions. Eastern region is bordered to the east by the Lake Volta, to the north by Brong-Ahafo region and Ashanti region, to the west by Ashanti region, to the south by Central region and Greater Accra region. Akans are the dominant inhabitants and natives of Eastern region and Akan, Ewe and English are the main spoken languages. The Eastern region is the location of the Akosombo dam and the economy of the Eastern region is dominated by its high-capacity electricity generation. Eastern region covers an area of 19,323 square kilometres, which is about 8.1% of Ghana's total landform.
Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located along the Gulf of Guinea and Atlantic Ocean, in the subregion of West Africa. Spanning a land mass of 238,535 km2 (92,099 sq mi), Ghana is bordered by the Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, Togo in the east and the Gulf of Guinea and Atlantic Ocean in the south. Ghana means "Warrior King" in the Soninke language.
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In the New-Juaben Municipal District list of settlements Oyoko has number 20.
