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Kumasi

Western Africa

Kumasi is a city and the capital of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly and the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It is the second largest city in the country, with a population of 443,981 as of the 2021 census. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
443,981 1
Area (sq km)
299 1
Founding Year
1680 1
Population Estimate Year
2021 1
Elevation (m)
250 1
Latitude
6.7 degrees north 1
Longitude
1.625 degrees west 1
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Associated With

Ashanti Region, States or Territories

Kumasi is the capital of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

Source Kumasi (Wikipedia)
Ghana, Countries
Source Kumasi (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Ashanti Region, States or Territories

Kumasi is the capital of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

Source Kumasi (Wikipedia)
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Guinness Ghana Breweries

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Osei Tutu

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Source Osei Kofi Tutu I (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributorsArticle texttier 3
Quote, Article text
Osei Tutu founded a new capital for the emergent Asante Confederation, the city of Kumasi, named after the kum tree that Tutu sat under while negotiating the terms and new laws for the land.
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1. Kumasi (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section
    Kumasi is a city and the capital of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly and the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
  • Infobox, Population figure
    443,981
  • Infobox, Population year
    2021 census
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    299
  • Article text
    It covers a land area of 214.3 km2 (2.307×109 sq ft) and is elevated 250 to 300 m (820 to 980 ft) above sea level.
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    6.70000N 1.62500W
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    6.70000N 1.62500W
  • Infobox, Founded
    1680
  • Lead section, capital-of claim
    Kumasi is a city and the capital of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly and the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
  • Associated With: Ghana, Infobox, Country
    Ghana
  • Associated With: Ashanti Region, Infobox, Region field
    Ashanti
  • Capital Of: Ashanti Region, Infobox, Region field (capital-of support)
    Ashanti
  • In Group: Cities of Western Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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Wikidata: Kumasi
Wikidata Q182059, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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