Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly
| Kumasi Metropolitan District | |||||
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| Metropolitan | |||||
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Aerial view of submetro Nhyiaeso in Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (Kumasi Metropolis) in 2003 | |||||
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 Districts of Ashanti | |||||
_location_map.png)  Kumasi Metropolitan District Location of Kumasi Metropolis within Ashanti | |||||
| Coordinates: 6°41′N 1°37′W / 6.683°N 1.617°WCoordinates: 6°41′N 1°37′W / 6.683°N 1.617°W | |||||
| City-State |
 Ashanti | ||||
| Capital |
 Kumasi | ||||
| Founded | 1680 | ||||
| Founded by | King Asantehene Osei Tutu I | ||||
| Seat | Kumasi Metropolis Hall | ||||
| Submetros | |||||
| Government | |||||
| • Type | Mayor–council absolute monarchy | ||||
| • Body | Manhyia Palace - Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly | ||||
| • District Executive | Osei Tutu II | ||||
| • Prince | Prince Boateng | ||||
| • City Mayor | Kojo Bonsu (KMA/NPP) | ||||
| Area | |||||
| • Total | 299 km2 (115 sq mi) | ||||
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) | ||||
| • Summer (DST) | GMT (UTC) | ||||
| Website |
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The Kumasi Metropolitan District is one of the twenty-seven (27) districts of the Ashanti City-State on the Ashantiland Peninsula Ghana. Kumasi Metropolitan corresponds to the megacity of Kumasi, the metropolis' capital.
Sources
- Districts: Kumasi Metropolitan at statoids.com
- Kumasi Metropolitan District
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