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Kumasi Destination Guide

Discover Kumasi in Ghana

Kumasi in the region of Ashanti with its 1,468,609 habitants is a town located in Ghana - some 125 mi or ( 202 km ) North-West of Accra , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Kumasi

Local time in Kumasi is now 08:38 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Accra " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Yamoussoukro, Bondoukou, Aboisso, Abidjan, and Yabi. When in this area, you might want to check out Yamoussoukro . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Kumasi ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Akwasidae Festival, ashanti region, kumasi, ghana

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Akwasidae Festival, ashanti region, kumasi, ghana celebrate with the king! turn the volume to 11, the more distorted the better ..

In the streets of Kumasi

7:24 min by georeiser
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Taxi in the streets of Kumasi and walking in the big market. Filmed with GoPro HD Hero camera. ..


Christiana Court Full Tour

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Call (+233) 0246068348 for more information Christiana Court is a luxury condominium of 18 apartments located at Ridge in prime, central Kumasi, Ghana's second largest city. The development enjoys clo ..

July 11th - African Funeral Pavlispilots's photos around Kumasi, Ghana (ghana funeral clothes)

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Interesting facts about this location

Wesley Methodist Cathedral

Wesley Methodist Cathedral is a Methodist cathedral located in Kumasi, Ghana. Wesley is the largest Methodist church in the area, and is the center of the episcopal area in Kumasi. The cathedral is named after John Wesley, one of the founders of the Methodist church.

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Located at 6.69 -1.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Cathedrals in Africa, Churches in Ghana, Kumasi, Methodist cathedrals

Kumasi Polytechnic

The Kumasi Polytechnic is a public tertiary institution in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:6|41|28|N|1|36|36|W|region:GH-AH_type:landmark_source:kolossus-dewiki |primary |name= }} Kumasi Polytechnic is one of the well-known, elegant and vibrant Polytechnics in Ghana. It is a nice institution, which is located at the heart of the Garden city of West Africa, the capital city of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

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Located at 6.69 -1.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Ghana Polytechnics

Baba Yara Stadium

Baba Yara Stadium (also known as Kumasi Sports Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in Kumasi, Ashanti. It is Ghana's largest stadium, with a capacity of 40,500.

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Located at 6.68 -1.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Athletics (track and field) venues in Ghana, Football venues in Ghana, Multi-purpose stadiums in Ghana, Sports venues in Ghana

Abrankese Stadium

Abrankese Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Kumasi, Ghana. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Medeama SC of the Ghana Premier League. The stadium holds 12,000 spectators and opened in 2007.

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Located at 6.70 -1.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Football venues in Ghana, Kumasi, Sports venues completed in 2007, Sports venues in Ghana

Prempeh College

Prempeh College is an all-boys boarding school in a suburb of Kumasi, Ghana (the Ashanti regional capital), founded in 1949 by Asantehene Sir Osei Tutu Agyeman Prempeh II. Prempeh College was originally meant to cater to the educational needs of the middle and northern sectors of Ghana. It is the first boys secondary school in Ashanti.

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Located at 6.70 -1.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Educational institutions established in 1949, Kumasi, Schools in Ghana