Oyoko

For community in the New-Juaben Municipal District, see Oyoko, Koforidua.
For other uses, see Oyoko (disambiguation).
Oyoko
Town
Oyoko

Location in Ghana

Coordinates: 6°52′22″N 1°23′14″W / 6.87278°N 1.38722°W / 6.87278; -1.38722Coordinates: 6°52′22″N 1°23′14″W / 6.87278°N 1.38722°W / 6.87278; -1.38722
Country Ghana
Region Ashanti
District Sekyere East
Time zone GMT
  Summer (DST) GMT (UTC)

Oyoko is a small town in the Sekyere East District of the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The town is in the Effiduase-Asokore parliamentary constituency. Oyoko is near Effiduase, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of Kumasi, the regional capital.

Notable places

There are two notable places in the town. One is the Optical Technician Training Institute (OTTI),[1] which is the only school in Ghana for the training of opticians. The other notable place is the Westphalian Children's Village orphanage.[2] Its clinic specializes in treating various eye conditions.

See also

References

  1. "Optical Technician Training Institute Handed Over". Modern Ghana. Modern Ghana Media Communication Ltd. 17 June 2004. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  2. "History". Westphalian Orphanage. Westphalian Children’s Village. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
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