Fante New Town

Fante New Town is a suburb in Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, Ashanti Region. Fante New Town is situated near the suburb Roman Hill, as well as near Asem.

Places of Interest

Highlights: St Peter’s Cathedral Basilica, Kumasi and Asafo Market.

St Peter’s Cathedral Basilica, Kumasi

Church

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The St. Peter's Cathedral Basilica is a Roman Catholic cathedral and basilica dedicated to Saint Peter located in Kumasi, Ghana. The church is the seat of the Archdiocese of Kumasi. The church was dedicated on 2 June 2004.

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.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Amakom and Kumasi.

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.

Kumasi

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Kumasi is the main city of the 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.

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.

Fante New Town

Type: Suburb
Category: locality
Location: Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, Ashanti Region, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude

6.69264° or 6° 41′ 34″ north

Longitude

-1.61477° or 1° 36′ 53″ west

Open location code

6CRWM9VP+33

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5746842403

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

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Places to explore: Roman Hill and Asem.

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Highlights: St. Cyprian’s Cathedral and Jubilee Park.

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