Kumasi

Kumasi is a city in the Ashanti Region, and is among the largest metropolitan areas in Ghana. Kumasi is located in a rain forest regio…
Kumasi is a city in the Ashanti Region, and is among the largest metropolitan areas in Ghana. Kumasi is located in a rain forest region near Lake Bosomtwe, and is the commercial, industrial, and cultural capital of the historical Ashanti Empire. Kumasi is approximately 500 kilometres north of the Equator and 200 kilometres north of the Gulf of Guinea. Kumasi is alternatively known as "The Garden City" because of its many species of flowers and plants in the past. It is also called Oseikrom, after Osei Kofi Tutu I who was a king in the Ashanti empire.
  • Country: Ghana
  • Founded: 1680
  • Elevation: 250 m (820 ft)
  • Area code: 032
  • Administrative division: Ashanti
  • Municipality: Kumasi Metropolitan
  • Time zone: UTC

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