Oyoko

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title: "Oyoko" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-the-ashanti-region"] description: "Town in Ashanti Region, Ghana" topic_path: "general/populated-places-in-the-ashanti-region" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oyoko" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Town in Ashanti Region, Ghana ::

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subdivision_type3	District
subdivision_name3	Sekyere East
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timezone	GMT
timezone_DST	GMT
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postal_code_type
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Oyoko is a small town in the Sekyere Kumawu District of the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The town is in the Kumawu parliamentary constituency. Oyoko is near Effiduase, about 40 km northeast of Kumasi, the regional capital.

Notable places

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

References

References

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

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