Asafo

Asafo is a suburb in Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, Ashanti Region. Asafo is situated nearby to the suburb Asem, as well as near Amakom.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Baba Yara Stadium and Asafo Market.

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.

Asafo Market

Marketplace

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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.

Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly

Government office

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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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Amakom and Nhyiaeso.

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.

Nhyiaeso

Suburb

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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.

Kumasi

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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.

Asafo

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

6.68927° or 6° 41′ 21″ north

Longitude

-1.60957° or 1° 36′ 34″ west

Open location code

6CRWM9QR+P5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6291429938

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

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