Kumasi is the capital city of the Ashanti region of Ghana. Because of the varied plant life in the area, it is known as "The Garden City." Ashanti is a administrative region in central Ghana. ...

It is located in the south-central part of the country, about 250 km (by road) northwest of Accra. Lake Bosumtwi, the largest natural lake in Ghana, is located approximately 32 km south of Kumasi. Accra, population 1,970,400 (2005), is the capital of Ghana. ... Lake Bosumtwi is a large crater lake formed in an impact crater some 32 km south-east of Kumasi, Ghana. ...

Downtown Kumasi

With a population of 1,517,000 (2005, source: United Nations Population Division), Kumasi is the second-largest city in the country. The largest ethnic group is the Ashanti, but other ethnic groups are growing in size. Approximately 80% Christians and 20% Muslims, with a smaller number of adherents to traditional beliefs. It is an Anglican diocesan and Roman Catholic archdiocesan see. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1152x872, 263 KB) Description: Kumasi, Ghana. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1152x872, 263 KB) Description: Kumasi, Ghana. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Flag of the Ashanti people The Ashanti (also Asante) are a major ethnic group from Africa who speak a dialect of Akan. ... Christians believe that Jesus is the mediator of the New Covenant (see Hebrews 8:6). ... A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Turkish: Müslüman, Persian and Urdu: مسلمان, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of Islam. ... The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ...

The city exists in the forest region of West Africa, but there is evidence that the area around Kumasi has been kept cleared since the Neolithic. The city rose to prominence in 1695 when it became capital of the Ashanti Confederacy due to the activities of its ruler Osei Tutu. The ruler of Kumasi, known as the Kumasehene, also served as ruler of the Confederacy. Parts of the city, including the Royal Palace, were destroyed by British troops in the Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War of 1874. It remains a royal city, although since all of Ghana was declared independent in 1957, the role of king has been mainly symbolic. The city holds an important place in the history of the Ashanti people, as legend claims that it was here Okomfo Anokye received the Golden stool, an embodiment of the soul of the Asanti nation. The Neolithic, or New Stone Age, was a period in the development of human technology that is traditionallly the. ... Events January 27 - Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed II to Mustafa II (1695-1703) July 17 - The Bank of Scotland is founded by an Act of Parliament of the old Scottish Parliament. ... A shrunken Ashanti Confederacy near the end of its existence in 1896 The Ashanti Kingdom or Confederacy was a powerful state in West Africa in the years prior to European colonization. ... Osei Kofi Tutu I was the founder of the Ashanti Confederacy, a loosely knit group of city states. ... The Asantehene is the ruler of the Ashanti people. ... The Anglo-Ashanti Wars were a series of four notable wars between the British and the Ashanti kings between 1826 and 1896. ... 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Okomfo Anokye was a traditional priest who occupies a Merlin like position in Ashanti history. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Due to large gold deposits that have been mined in the area, Kumasi has been among the wealthier cities in Ghana. Today's major exports are hardwood and cocoa. Kumasi has 50% of the timber industry in Ghana, with more than 4,000 employed in the business. General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Atomic mass 196. ... Beech is a typical temperate zone hardwood The term hardwood designates wood from angiosperm trees. ... Cocoa beans in a cacao pod Cocoa is the dried and partially fermented fatty seed of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made. ...

Features of the city include the large Kumasi Central Market, Fort Kumasi (built by the British in 1896 to replace an Asante fort and now a museum) and the Kumasi Hat Museum. Royal Asante attractions include the Kumasi National Cultural Centre (including the Prempeh II Jubilee Museum with various Asante regalia including a reproduction of the golden stool), the Okomfo Anokye Sword, the Asantehene's Palace (built in 1972), and the Mahniya Palace, dating from 1925, now a museum. Year 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Louvre Museum in Paris, one of the largest and most famous museums in the world. ...

Kumasi is also home to a zoo, and to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology of Ghana (formerly the Kumasi College of Technology). Giraffes in Sydneys Taronga Zoo Zoo redirects here. ... Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology is a technical university located in Kumasi,Ghana. ...

The Kumasi area has one public hospital (Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, 736 beds), five public clinics and 57 private clinics (1992 figures). The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, Ghana, is the second-largest hospital in the country and the only tertiary health institution in the Ashanti Region. ...

The city's most famous son is the former Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan. The local football (soccer) team, the Kumasi Asante Kotoko has won several national and continental awards. Their stadium was built in 1959 and renovated in 1978, and with a seating capacity of 100,000, it's the largest in the country. The United Nations Secretary-General is the head of the Secretariat, one of the principal divisions of the United Nations. ... Kofi Atta Annan (born April 8, 1938) is a diplomat of Ghanaian ancestry who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1, 1997 to December 31, 2006. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Asante Kotoko are one of the most successful football (soccer) clubs in Ghana and Africa, having won twenty national league titles. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Seating capacity refers to the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, either in terms of the space available, or in terms of limitations set by law. ...

Transport

Kumasi is served by Kumasi Airport and railway lines to Accra and Takoradi. Because of the barrier mountain range just to the north, the rail system does not yet go further to the north. Kumasi Airport is an airport in Kumasi, Ghana (IATA: KMS, ICAO: DGSI). ... Accra, population 1,970,400 (2005), is the capital of Ghana. ... Sekondi-Takoradi, population 93,822 (1984), is the capital of the Western Region of Ghana. ...

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External links

• Strolling Through Kumasi Central Market - Web video exploring Kumasi's Central Market, produced by Andy Carvin.

• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 6.6977° -1.6246°
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