Ghana
Ashanti Region
Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly

Tafo

Tafo is a town in in the of near the regional capital . Tafo is the thirtieth most populous settlement in Ghana, in terms of population, with a population of 60,919 people.
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  • Type: Suburb with 50,500 residents
  • Description: town in Ashanti Region, Ghana
  • Also known as: “New Tafo”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kumasi Airport and Old Tafo Municipal District.

Aerodrome
Photo: jamescridland, CC BY 2.0.
Prempeh I International Airport is an in serving , the capital of the , other regions in the middle belt of Ghana as well as the northern part of Ghana.

Government office
is one of the forty-three districts in , . Originally it was a sub-metropolitan district council within the until 15 March 2018, when it was elevated to municipal district assembly status to become .

Castle
Photo: Nkansahrexford, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is the seat of the Asantehene, as well as his official residence. It is located in Manhyia, , the capital of the of . is situated 3½ km south of Tafo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ahwiaa and Kumasi.

Photo: ZSM, CC BY 3.0.
is a town in the Kwabre East District of the region noted for its wood carvings, arts and crafts…

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is the main city of region of . It is a vibrant city and the cultural cradle of Ghana. 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.

Suburb
Kumasi is a city and the capital of the and the of . It is the second largest city in the country, with a population of 443,981 as of the 2021 census. is situated 3½ km southwest of Tafo.

Tafo

Latitude
6.7341° or 6° 44′ 3″ north
Longitude
-1.609° or 1° 36′ 32″ west
Population
50,500
Elevation
292 metres (958 feet)
Open location code
6CRWP9MR+JC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6305631084
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
2294938
Wiki­data ID
Q7674984
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Akan to Yoruba—“Tafo” goes by many names.
  • Akan: “Tafo”
  • Cebuano: “Tafo”
  • Dutch: “New Tafo”
  • Dutch: “Old Tafo”
  • Dutch: “Tafo”
  • French: “Tafo”
  • German: “Tafo”
  • Irish: “Tafo”
  • Japanese: “タフォ”
  • Portuguese: “Tafo”
  • Spanish: “New Tafo”
  • Swahili: “Tafo”
  • Swedish: “Tafo”
  • Turkish: “New Tafo”
  • Urdu: “تافو”
  • Yoruba: “New Tafo”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tafo 4 Miles Market and St. Anthony Catholic Church-Old Tafo.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tafo”. Photo: Erik Cleves Kristensen, CC BY 2.0.