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Encyclopedia > Ashanti Region
Ashanti Region
Location
Location of Ashanti Region in Ghana
Statistics
Regional Minister Sampson Boafo (NPP)
Capital Kumasi
Area 24,389 km²
Ranked 3rd
Population
2000 Census
1984 Census
Ranked 1st
3,612,950
2,090,100
Districts 21
ISO 3166-2 GH-AH
Districts of Ashanti
Districts of Ashanti

Ashanti is an administrative region in central Ghana. Most of the region's inhabitants are Ashanti people, one of Ghana's major ethnic groups. Most of Ghana's cocoa is grown in Ashanti, and it is also a major site of Ghana's gold-mining industry. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The following table presents a listing of Ghanas regional ministers. ... Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Liberal parties | Ghanese political parties ... The following is a list of Ghanaian regional capitals. ... Kumasi is the capital city of the Ashanti region of Ghana. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... The following table presents a listing of Ghanas 10 regions ranked in order of their surface area. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... The following table presents a listing of Ghanas 10 regions ranked in order of their total population (based on 2000 census figures). ... Districts of Ghana were created on 1 January 2000 for voting purposes by subdividing the Regions of Ghana into 110 units. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 776 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1056 × 816 pixel, file size: 56 KB, MIME type: image/png) From en:districts of Ghana Summary Map of the districts of the Ashanti region of Ghana. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 776 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1056 × 816 pixel, file size: 56 KB, MIME type: image/png) From en:districts of Ghana Summary Map of the districts of the Ashanti region of Ghana. ... Ghana is divided into ten regions (capitals in parentheses): Ashanti Region (Kumasi) Brong-Ahafo Region (Sunyani) Central Region (Cape Coast) Eastern Region (Koforidua) Greater Accra Region (Accra) Northern Region (Tamale) Upper East Region (Bolgatanga) Upper West Region (Wa) Volta Region (Ho) Western Region (Sekondi-Takoradi) See also List of Ghanaian... Flag of the Ashanti people The Ashanti (also Asante) are a major ethnic group from Africa who speak a dialect of Akan. ... Cocoa beans in a cacao pod Cocoa is the dried and partially fermented fatty seed of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made. ...


The Ashanti Region is subdivided into the following 21 districts:

The Adansi North District is a district of Ghana in the Ashanti Region. ... The Adansi South District is the southern-most district of Ghana in the Ashanti Region. ... The Afigya-Sekyere District is a district of Ghana in the Ashanti Region. ... The Ahafo Ano North District is a district of Ghana in the Ashanti Region. ... The Ahafo Ano South District is a district of Ghana in the Ashanti Region. ... The Amansie Central District is a district of Ghana in the Ashanti Region. ... The Amansie East District is a district of Ghana in the Ashanti Region. ... The Amansie West District is a district of Ghana in the Ashanti Region. ... The Asante Akim North District is a district of Ghana in the Ashanti Region. ... The Asante Akim South District is a district of Ghana in the Ashanti Region. ... The Atwima Mponua District is the westernmost district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. ... The Atwima District is a district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. ... The Botsomtwe/Atwima/Kwanhuma District is a district of Ghana in the Ashanti Region. ... The Ejisu-Juaben District is a district of Ghana in the Ashanti Region. ... The Ejura/Sekyedumase District is a district of Ghana in the Ashanti Region. ... The Kumasi Metropolitan District is a district of Ghana in the Ashanti Region. ... The Kwabre District is a district of Ghana in the Ashanti Region. ... The Obuasi Municipal District is a district of Ghana in the southern part of the Ashanti Region. ... The Offinso District is a district of Ghana in the Ashanti Region. ... The Sekyere East District is a district of Ghana in the Ashanti Region. ... The Sekyere West District is a district of Ghana in the Ashanti Region. ...

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Coordinates: 6°45′N, 1°30′W Statoids. ... November 20 is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ghana is divided into ten regions (capitals in parentheses): Ashanti Region (Kumasi) Brong-Ahafo Region (Sunyani) Central Region (Cape Coast) Eastern Region (Koforidua) Greater Accra Region (Accra) Northern Region (Tamale) Upper East Region (Bolgatanga) Upper West Region (Wa) Volta Region (Ho) Western Region (Sekondi-Takoradi) See also List of Ghanaian... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ghana. ... Brong Ahafo Region lies in the mid-west of Ghana, between Ashanti Region and the Côte dIvoire Border. ... The Central Region is one of Ghanas ten administrative regions. ... The Eastern Region is one of Ghanas ten administrative regions. ... The Greater Accra Region is one of Ghanas tem administrative regions. ... The Northern Region is one of Ghanas ten administrative regions. ... The Upper East Region of Ghana is located in the northeastern corner of the country and bordered by Togo to the north and east. ... The Upper West Region of Ghana is located in the northwestern corner of the country and bordered by Burkina Faso to the north and west. ... The Volta Region is a region of Ghana. ... The Western Region of Ghana includes the large cities of Sekondi and Takoradi on the coast, coastal Axim and a hilly inland area including Elubo, that reaches from the Côte dIvoire border in the west, to the Central Region (Ghana) in the east. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...



Location of Ashanti Region in Ghana
 
Districts of the Ashanti Region of Ghana
Adansi North | Adansi South | Afigya-Sekyere | Ahafo Ano North | Ahafo Ano South | Amansie Central | Amansie East | Amansie West | Asante Akim North | Asante Akim South | Atwima Mponua | Atwima | Botsomtwe/Atwima/Kwanhuma | Ejisu-Juaben | Ejura/Sekyedumase | Kumasi Metropolitan | Kwabre | Obuasi Municipal | Offinso | Sekyere East | Sekyere West

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Ashanti (region Ghana) - Search Results - MSN Encarta (278 words)
The region is the hub of the ancient Kingdom of Ashanti
ASHANTI REGION The Ashanti Region of Ghana is a kingdom of gold, history and culture.
Occupying a central portion of modern Ghana, the region is the hub of the ancient kingdom of the Asante, and...
ASHANTI, (200 words)
The population of the region is predominantly Ashanti; the capital and largest city is Kumasi.
The Ashanti tribes, confederated into a kingdom early in the 18th century, sought to extend their dominion over the Fanti tribes.
Ashanti was annexed to the Gold Coast Colony in 1901.
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