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° 51 36 N 0 ° 39 58 W / 5.86, -0.6661 1 Asamankese - a city in the Eastern Region of Ghana, on the main road between two major cities on the coast of Accra and Kumasi, within the country. The population is approximately 34 thousand. residents. It is the capital of the West Akim District. At the end of the sixteenth century, acted as the capital of Asamankese Otumfo Asare - Akan rulers in Akwamu. Main crops: yams, cassava edible, corn, bananas, cocoa, citrus fruits, nuts and coffee koli.