Kumasi
Kumasi (historically spelled Comassie or Coomassie)[3] is a ceety in Ashanti, Sooth Ghana. Kumasi is locatit near Loch Bosumtwi, in a Rain Forest region, an is the commercial, industrial an cultural caipital o Asanteman. Kumasi is approximately 300 mile (480 km) north o the Equator an 100 mile (160 km) north o the Gulf o Guinea. Kumasi is alternatively kent as "The Gairden Ceety" acause o its mony beautiful species o flouers an plants.
Kumasi | |
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![]() Tap: Fort o Kumasi, Middle left: Kejetia Market, Middle richt: Kwame Nkrumah Science an Technology Varsity, Bottom: Manhyia Palace | |
![]() Location o Kumasi in Ashanti | |
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Coordinates: 6°40′00″N 1°37′00″W / 6.66667°N 1.61667°WCoordinates: 6°40′00″N 1°37′00″W / 6.66667°N 1.61667°W | |
Region | Ashanti |
Destrict | Kumasi Metropolitan |
Foondit | 1680 |
Govrenment | |
• Teep | Mayor–cooncil |
• Mayor | Kojo Bonsu |
Area | |
• Total | 254 km2 (98 sq mi) |
Elevation | 250 m (820 ft) |
Population (2013 est.)[2] | |
• Total | 2,069,350 |
• Density | 8,100/km2 (21,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC |
Area code(s) | 032 |
Website | kma.gov.gh |
ReferencesEedit
- ↑ "Demographic Characteristics". Ghanadistricts.com. Archived frae the original on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
- ↑ "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com.
- ↑ Coomassie and Magdala the story of two British campaigns in Africa