Kaase

Kaase is suburb of Kumasi. Kumasi is the regional capital of the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It is both a residential and industrial area in the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly. It is about 10 kilometres westwards from centre of the regional capital.

Type: Suburb
Description: suburb in Kumasi Metropolitan District, Ashanti Region, Ghana
Also known as: “Kaase, Kumasi” and “Kasi”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Baba Yara Stadium and Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly.

Baba Yara Stadium

Stadium

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Baba Yara Sports Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kumasi, Ashanti. It is Ghana's largest stadium, with a seating capacity of 40,528. The Kumasi Stadium is used mostly for football matches, although it is also used for athletics. Baba Yara Stadium is situated 3 km north of Kaase.

Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly

Government office

Photo: ZSM, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly is one of the 261 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies in Ghana. It forms part of the forty-three districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana with Kumasi being its administrative capital. Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly is situated 4 km northwest of Kaase.

Asafo Market

Marketplace

Photo: jbdodane, CC BY 2.0.

Asafo Market is a trading centre in Asafo, Kumasi, the capital of Ashanti, Ghana, to the western side of the Asafo interchange. Asafo Market was formerly called Nkrumah Market, which was named after the first Prime Minister of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah; however, the name was changed to Asafo Market when Nkrumah was overthrown. Asafo Market is situated 4 km north of Kaase.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Asokwa and Nhyiaeso.

Asokwa

Suburb

Asokwa is a town in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana and the capital of the Asokwa Municipal District. The town is also home to the Asokwa Municipal Assembly.

Nhyiaeso

Suburb

Photo: tobiaseigen, CC BY 2.0.

Nhyiaeso is a suburb of Kumasi. Kumasi is the regional capital of the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It is a residential area in the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly. Nhyiaeso is situated 3½ km northwest of Kaase.

Amakom

Suburb

Amakom is a suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It is located in between Asokwa and Asafo Kumasi. It has a market called Anwona dwam where traders from nearby towns come and sell and buy. Amakom is situated 3½ km north of Kaase.

Kaase

Categories: human settlement and locality
Location: Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, Ashanti Region, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude

6.65452° or 6° 39′ 16″ north

Longitude

-1.60934° or 1° 36′ 34″ west

Elevation

251 metres (823 feet)

Open location code

6CRWM93R+R7

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5650002611

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

GeoNames ID

2299753

Wikidata ID

Q6343583

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Kaase” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Kaase, Kumasi”
Turkish: “Kaase, Kumasi”

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Notable Places Nearby

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