New Tafo
Tafo is a town in Kumasi Metropolitan District in the Ashanti Region of Ghana near the regional capital Kumasi. Tafo is the thirtieth most populous settlement in Ghana, in terms of population, with a population of 60,919 people.Places of Interest
Highlights include Manhyia Palace and Serwaa Nyarko Girls’ Senior High School.
Manhyia Palace
Castle
Photo: Nkansahrexford, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Manhyia Palace is the seat of the Asantehene, as well as his official residence. It is located in Manhyia, Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
Serwaa Nyarko Girls’ Senior High School
School
Serwaa Nyarko Senior High School is an all female secondary education institution in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
Kumasi Wesley Girls High School
School
The Ashanti Region is located in the southern part of Ghana and is the third largest of 16 administrative regions, occupying a total land surface of 24,389 km2 and making up 10.2 percent of the total land area of Ghana.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kumasi and Suame.
Kumasi
Kumasi is the main city of Ashanti-Kwahu region of Ghana. It is a vibrant city and the cultural cradle of Ghana. Kumasi 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.
Suame
Suburb
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. Suame is situated 2½ km west of New Tafo.
New Tafo
- Type: Suburb with 30,400 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, Ashanti Region, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
6.71563° or 6° 42′ 56″ northLongitude
-1.61304° or 1° 36′ 47″ westPopulation
30,400Elevation
277 metres (909 feet)Open location code
6CRWP98P+7QOpenStreetMap ID
node 11669198392OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
2297432
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover New Tafo from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“New Tafo” goes by many names.
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “New Tafo”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Krofuom and Dichemso.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Three Stone Hospital and New Tafo (Ashanti) Post Office.
Ghana: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Accra, Kumasi, Tamale, and Sekondi-Takoradi.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.