Kumasi[a] is a city and the capital of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly and the Ashanti Region of Ghana. [8][9]: 1, 3 It is the second largest city in the country, [10]: 9 with a population of 443,981 as of the 2021 census. [3] Kumasi is located in a rain forest region near Lake Bosomtwe [5]: 2 and is located about 200 kilometres (120 mi) from Accra. [11] The city experiences a tropical ...
Kumasi, city, south-central Ghana. Carved out of a dense forest belt among hills rising to 1,000 feet (300 metres), Kumasi has a humid, wet climate. Osei Tutu, a 17th-century Asante king, chose the site for his capital and conducted land negotiations under a kum tree, whence came the town’s name.
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Kumasi is the main city of Ashanti-Kwahu region of Ghana. It is a vibrant city and the cultural cradle of Ghana. Kumasi is famous for its vast Kejetia market, the largest in West Africa, and for the traditional Asante buildings of the region, which are on the UNESCO World Heritage list.