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 miles (480 km) north o the Equator an 100 miles (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 | |
.jpg) Location o Kumasi in Ashanti | |
  Kumasi Location o Kumasi in Ashanti | |
| 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] | |
| • Tot | 2,069,350 |
| • Density | 8,100/km2 (21,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC |
| Aurie code(s) | 032 |
| Wabsteid | kma.gov.gh |
ReferencesEedit
- ↑ "Demographic Characteristics". Ghanadistricts.com. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
- ↑ "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com.
- ↑ Coomassie and Magdala the story of two British campaigns in Africa