Home Economics Block

Home Economics Block is a building in Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, Ashanti Region. Home Economics Block is situated nearby to Main Reservoire, as well as near Kumasi Technical University.

Places of Interest Nearby

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. Baba Yara Stadium is situated 1¼ km south of Home Economics Block.

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. Asafo Market is situated 1 km southwest of Home Economics Block.

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. St Peter’s Cathedral Basilica, Kumasi is situated 1 km west of Home Economics Block.

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.

Oforikrom

Suburb

Oforikrom Municipal District is one of the forty-three districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana. Originally it was a sub-metropolitan district council within the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly until 15 March 2018, when it was elevated to municipal district assembly status to become Oforikrom Municipal District.

Home Economics Block

Type: Building
Location: Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, Ashanti Region, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude

6.69278° or 6° 41′ 34″ north

Longitude

-1.60951° or 1° 36′ 34″ west

Open location code

6CRWM9VR+45

OpenStreetMap ID

way 575704123

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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