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{{Short description|Town in Ashanti Region, Ghana}}
{{for|community in the New-Juaben Municipal District|Oyoko, Koforidua}}
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{{Use Ghanaian English|date=January 2023}}
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'''Oyoko''' is a small town in the [[Sekyere Kumawu (district)|Sekyere Kumawu District]] of the [[Ashanti Region]] of [[Ghana]]. The town is in the Kumawu parliamentary constituency. Oyoko is near [[Effiduase]], about {{convert|40|km|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),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.modernghana.com/news/57162/1/optical-technician-training-institute-handed-over.html |title=Optical Technician Training Institute Handed Over |date=17 June 2004 |work=Modern Ghana |publisher=Modern Ghana Media Communication Ltd. |accessdate=17 January 2013}}</ref> which is the only school in Ghana for the training of [[optician]]s. The other notable place is the Westphalian Children's Village [[orphanage]].<ref>{{cite web|title=History|url=http://westphalianorphanage.org/History.html|work=Westphalian Orphanage|publisher=Westphalian Children’s Village|accessdate=17 January 2013}}</ref> Its clinic specializes in treating various eye conditions.
==See also==
* [[Eye care in Ghana]]
==References==
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[[Category:Populated places in the Ashanti Region]]