Oforikrom

Oforikrom Municipal District 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 Oforikrom Municipal District.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Baba Yara Stadium and Kumasi Airport.

Stadium
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Baba Yara Sports Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in , . 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.

Aerodrome
Photo: jamescridland, CC BY 2.0.
Prempeh I International Airport is an international airport in serving , the capital of the , other regions in the middle belt of Ghana as well as the northern part of Ghana. is situated 3 km north of Oforikrom.

Government office
Photo: ZSM, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is one of the 261 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies in . It forms part of the forty-three districts in , with Kumasi being its administrative capital. is situated 3½ km west of Oforikrom.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Amakom and Asokwa.

Suburb
is a suburb of in the of . It is located in between and . It has a market called Anwona dwam where traders from nearby towns come and sell and buy.

Suburb
is a town in in the of and the capital of the Municipal District. The town is also home to the Municipal Assembly.

Suburb
Photo: tobiaseigen, CC BY 2.0.
is a suburb of . Kumasi is the regional capital of the of . It is a residential area in the . is situated 3½ km west of Oforikrom.

Oforikrom

Latitude
6.6885° or 6° 41′ 19″ north
Longitude
-1.59258° or 1° 35′ 33″ west
Elevation
264 metres (866 feet)
Open location code
6CRWMCQ4+CX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5553291794
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
11780381
Wiki­data ID
Q107719374
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Hausa—“Oforikrom” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Oforikrom”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Oforikrom”
  • Hausa: “Oforikrom”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Oforikrom Municipal Assembly and Oforikrom Police Station.

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