Assin

The Assin (also known as Asin and Asen) are an ethnic group of the Akan people who live in Ghana.^[1] The Assin people live predominantly in the Central Region of Ghana.^[2] The capital of the Assin district is Assin Foso.

There are two subdivisions of the Assin people. The Assin Apemanim (or Apimenem) live to the east of the Cape Coast-Kumasi Highway, with Assin Manso as their capital city. The Assin Attendansu (or Atandanso) live to the west of the Highway, with Nyankumasi as their capital city.^[2]

In 1995, their estimated population was 135,000.^[2]

References

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Akan topics

History

• Bono state (Gyaaman • Denkyira)
• Ashantiland Peninsula

Demographics

• Akan people
  • List of Akan people
• Ndyuka (Suriname, French Guiana and Guyana • Coffy (person))
• Coromantee (Jamaica)
• Baoule (Ivory Coast)
• Afro-Barbadians (Barbados)
• Afro-Bahamians (The Bahamas)
• Afro–Costa Ricans (Costa Rica)
• Afro-Panamanians (Panama)
• Afro-Dominicans (Dominica) (Dominica)
• Afro–Antiguans and Barbudans (Antigua and Barbuda)
• Afro-Jamaicans (Jamaica)

Subgroups

• Ashanti
• Akuapem
• Fante
• Abbe
• Abidji
• Adjoukrou
• Ahafo
• Ahanta
• Akwamu
• Akyem
• Anyi
• Aowin
• Assin
• Attie
• Avatime
• Avikam
• Baoule
• Bono
• Chokosi
• Coromantee
• Denkyira
• Evalue
• Kwahu
• M'Bato
• Ndyuka
• Nzema
• Sefwi
• Tchaman
• Wasa

Linguistics
(language)

• Central Tano languages
  • Akan languages
    • Fante
    • Twi
      • Akuapem
      • Asante
      • Bono
    • Wasa
  • Bia languages
    • North Bia
      • Anyin
      • Baoulé
      • Chakosi
      • Sehwi
    • South Bia
      • Ahanta
      • Jwira-Pepesa
      • Nzema
• Lagoon languages
  • Abé
  • Abidji
  • Adjukru
  • Attié
  • Avikam–Alladian
    • Alladian
    • Avikam
  • Ega
• Potou languages
  • Ebrié
  • M'Bato
• Avatime language
• Adamorobe Sign Language
• Nanabin Sign Language
• Akan Orthography Committee

Politics

• Rulers of Adanse
• Rulers of the Akan state of Akuapem
  • Rulers of the Akan state of Akuapem Okere
  • Rulers of the Akan state of Akuapem Anafo
  • Rulers of the Akan state of Akuapem Guan
• Rulers of Akwamu and Twifo-Heman
• Rulers of Akyem Abuakwa
• Rulers of the Akan state of Akyem Bosume
• Rulers of the Akan state of Akyem Kotoku
• Rulers of the Akan state of Assin Apimenem
• Rulers of the Akan state of Assin Atadanso
• Rulers of the Akan state of Bono-Tekyiman
• Rulers of Denkyira
• Rulers of the Akan state of Dwaben
• Rulers of the Akan state of Manya Krobo
• Rulers of Gyaaman
• Rulers of the Fante Confederation
• Rulers of Asante
• Asantehene (Manhyia Palace • Akan chieftaincy)

Political party	New Patriotic Party (NPP)

Culture

Topics	Akan Art Akan Goldweights Akan calendar
Faiths	Akan Religion (Nyame) Akan Judaism
Deities	Nyame Asasa Ya Abosom Anansi
Music	Hiplife Akan Drum
Festivals	Akwasidae Festival Ashanti Yam Festival Adae Festival Awukudae Festival Fancy Dress Festival Aboakyer Festival Akrokre Festival Akwambo Festival Apoo Festival Bakatue Festival Fetu Afahye Festival Fofie Yam Festival Gmayem Festival Kobine Festival Kundum Festival Mmoaninko Festival

Geography
(Ashantiland Peninsula)

Geographic entities	Akosombo (Akosombo Dam • Kpong Dam) Atewa Range (Kwahu Plateau) Birim River (Pra River • Lake Bosumtwi) Cape Three Points Bobowasi Island Dodi Island
Territories	Ashanti Brong-Ahafo Central Ashantiland Eastern Ashantiland Greater Accra Western Ashantiland
Major settlements	Kumasi (Obuasi)
Historic states	Efutu Akyem Bosome Abuakwa Kotoku Adanse Akuapem Akwamu Twifo-Heman Asen Mankessim Fante Dwabena Gyaaman Abron Bono Denkyira Ashanti Empire (Asanteman) (Ashantis)

Titles

• Oheneba

Wikipedia

• Akan Wikipedia

Category

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