Ashanti Region

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Ashanti
Region
Sawah rice cultivation in inland valleys in Ashanti region, Ghana
Flag
Location of Ashanti Region in Ghana
Country	Ghana
Capital	Kumasi
Districts	27
Government
• Regional Minister	Simon Osei-Mensah[1]
• Asantehene	Osei Tutu II
Area [2]
• Total	24,389 km2 (9,417 sq mi)
Area rank	Ranked 3rd
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	4,780,380
• Rank	Ranked 1st
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)
• Year	2013
• Per capita	$5,150
GDP (Nominal)
• Year	2013
• Per capita	$2,500
Time zone	GMT
Area code(s)	032
ISO 3166 code	GH-AH
HDI (2017)	0.602[4] medium · 3rd

The Ashanti Region is located in south Ghana and it is the third largest of 16 administrative regions, occupying a total land surface of 24,389 km² (9,417 sq mi) or 10.2 percent of the total land area of Ghana. In terms of population, however, it is the most populated region with a population of 4,780,380 according to the 2011 census, accounting for 19.4% of Ghana's total population. The Ashanti Region is known for its major gold bar and cocoa production. The largest city and regional capital is Kumasi.

Geography[]

Location and size[]

The Ashanti Region is centrally located in the middle belt of Ghana. It lies between longitudes 0.15W and 2.25W, and latitudes 5.50N and 7.46N. The region shares boundaries with six of the sixteen political regions, Bono, Bono East and Ahafo Regions in the north, Eastern region in the east, Central region in the south and Western region in the South west. The region is divided into 27 districts, each headed by a District Chief Executive.

Economy[]

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Tourism[]

Parks[]

• Bobiri Forest Butterfly Sanctuary
• Bomfobiri Wildlife Sanctuary
• Digya National Park
• Kogyae Strict Nature Reserve
• Owabi Forest Reserve and Bird Sanctuary

Recreation areas[]

• Centre for National Culture
• Rattray Park

Historic sites[]

• Komfo Anokye Sword site
• Manhyia Palace Museum
• Kumasi Fort and Military Museum
• Armed Forces Museum
• The Prempeh II Jubilee Museum
• The Asante Traditional Buildings
• Yaa Asantewaa Museum

Festivals[]

Several festivals are celebrated in the region, the major ones being the Akwasidae and Adae Kese. These are religious festivals celebrated by some members of the Akan ethnic group of which the Ashanti belong. The festivals are celebrated to remember past leaders and heroes. Though they are dead, their spirits are believed to be alive and taking interest in the affairs of the living, watching their actions, and consulting with them during the Adae festival.

• Papa Festival
• Kente Festival
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• Mmoa Nni Nko Festival
• Nkyidwo Festival

Other tourist attractions[]

• Kejetia Market
• Patakro shrine
• Adinkra cloth printing in Ntonso
• Adanwomase Kente Village
• Bonwire Kente Village
• Ahwiaa Woodcarving Village

Demographics[]

Population[]

The center of population of the Ashanti Region is located in the Kumasi Metropolitan District. According to the 2000 census, the region had a population of 3,612,950, making it the most populous region; however, its density (148.1 per square km) is lower than that of Central (162.2/km²) Region.^[5] Majority of Ashanti region's population are Ethnic Akans and citizens by birth (94.2%) with five per cent naturalized Ghanaians. A smaller proportion (5.8%) of the population originate from outside Ashanti and Akanland or Ghana, made up of 3.7 per cent mainly from the five English-speaking countries of ECOWAS and 2.1 per cent from other African countries. The non-African population living in the region is 1.8 per cent of the total population. Akans are the predominant ethnic group in the region, representing 94.2% of citizens by birth. A high proportion (82.9%) of the Akan population is Ashanti.^[6]

Transport[]

The Ashanti region is served by the Kumasi Airport, which handles domestic flights. Five national highways – N4, N6, N8, N10 and N6 – and a few regional highways such as the R52 and R106 serve the region.

The N6 connects Kumasi via Kwame Nkrumah Circle and through Nsawam and N4 to Accra. The region is also connected to the Central Region by the N8 and N10, both of which originate from Yemoransa in the Central Region. The N10, however, connects the regional capital of Kumasi.

Education[]

Senior high schools[]

•Aduman Senior High School,(Admass) Aduman

• Dwamena Akenten Senior High School,(DASS) Offinso

Higher education[]

The Ashanti region has three public universities. In addition, there are a number of private universities and university colleges spread throughout the region.

Universities[]

• Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development (formerly Mampong Campus of University of Education, Winneba)
• Mampong Technical College of Education (MAMTECH)
• S.D.A. College of Education, Agona

Healthcare[]

• Kwadaso SDA Hospital
• Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital
• First care Hospital
• Tafo Government Hospital
• Suntreso Government Hospital

• West End Hospital

Sports[]

Administrative divisions[]

The political administration of the region is through the local government system. Under this administration system, the region is divided into 43 MMDA's (made up of 1 Metropolitan, 18 Municipal and 24 Ordinary Assemblies).^[8] Each District, Municipal or Metropolitan Assembly, is administered by a Chief Executive and an MP representing the central government but deriving authority from an Assembly headed by a presiding member elected from among the members themselves. The MMDA's were increased from 10 to 18 in 1988; then from 18 to 21 in 2004; then from 21 to 27 in 2008; then from 27 to 30 in 2012; and recently from 30 to 43 in 2018. The current list is as follows:

District	Capital	Constituency	Member of Parliament	Party
Adansi Asokwa	Adansi Asokwa	Adansi-Asokwa	Kobina Tahir Hammond	NPP
Adansi North	Fomena	Fomena	Andrew Asiamah Amoako (Second Deputy Speaker)	IND
Adansi South	New Edubiase	New Edubease	Adams Abdul Salam	NDC
Afigya Kwabre North		Afigya Kwabre North	Collins Adomako-Mensah	NPP
Afigya Kwabre South	Kodie	Afigya Kwabre South	William Owuraku Aidoo	NPP
Ahafo Ano North Municipal	Tepa	Ahafo Ano North	Suleman Adamu Sanid	NPP
Ahafo Ano South East		Ahafo Ano South East	Francis Manu-Adoabor	NPP
Ahafo Ano South West	Mankranso	Ahafo Ano South West	Kwaku Adu Johnson	NPP
Akrofuom	Akrofuom	Akrofuom	Alex Blankson	NPP
Amansie Central	Jacobu	Odotobri	Emmanuel Akwasi Gyamfi	NPP
Amansie West	Manso Nkwanta	Manso Nkwanta	George Kwabena Obeng Takyi	NPP
Amansie South	Manso Adubia	Manso Edubia	Frimpong Yaw Addo	NPP
Asante Akim Central Municipal	Konongo	Asante Akim Central	Kwame Anyimadu - Antwi	NPP
Asante Akim North	Agogo	Asante Akim North	Andy Kwame Appiah-Kubi	NPP
Asante Akim South Municipal	Juaso	Asante Akim South	Kwaku Asante-Boateng	NPP
Asokore Mampong	Asokore Mampong	Asawase	Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak[9](Minority Chief Whip)	NDC
	Asokwa	Asokwa	Patricia Appiagyei	NPP
Atwima Kwanwoma	Twedie	Atwima-Kwanwoma	Kofi Amankwa-Manu	NPP
Atwima Mponua	Nyinahin	Atwima Mponua	Isaac Kwame Asiamah	NPP
Atwima Nwabiagya Municipal	Nkawie	Atwima-Nwabiagya South	Benito Owusu Bio	NPP
Atwima Nwabiagya North	Barekese	Atwima-Nwabiagya North	Emmanuel Adjei Anwhere	NPP
Bekwai Municipal	Bekwai	Bekwai	Joseph Osei-Owusu(First Deputy Speaker)	NPP
Bosome Freho	Asiwa	Bosome-Freho		NPP
Bosomtwe		Bosomtwe	Yaw Osei Adutwum	NPP
Ejisu Municipal	Ejisu	Ejisu	John Ampotuah Kumah	NPP
Ejura Sekyedumase Municipal	Ejura	Ejura-Sekyedumase	Muhammad Bawah Braimah	NDC
Juaben Municipal	Juaben	Juaben	Ama Pomaa Boateng	NPP
Kumasi Metropolitan	Kumasi	Bantama	Francis Asenso -Boakye	NPP
		Manhyia North	Akwasi Konadu	NPP
		Manhyia South	Matthew Opoku Prempeh	NPP
		Nhyiaeso	Stephen Amoah	NPP
		Subin	Eugene Boakye Antwi	NPP
Kwabre East Municipal	Mamponteng	Kwabre East	Francisca Oteng Mensah	NPP
Kwadaso Municipal	Kwadaso	Kwadaso	Kingsley Nyarko	NPP
Mampong Municipal	Mampong	Mampong	Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong	NPP
Obuasi East Municipal		Obuasi East	Patrick Boakye-Yiadom	NPP
Obuasi Municipal	Obuasi	Obuasi West	Kwaku Agyemang Kwarteng	NPP
Offinso Municipal	Offinso	Offinso South	Augustine Collins Ntim	NPP
Offinso North	Akomadan	Offinso North		NPP
		Oforikrom	Emmanuel Marfo	NPP
	Old Tafo	Old Tafo	Vincent Ekow Assafuah	NPP
Sekyere Afram Plains		Sekyere Afram Plains	Alex Adomako-Mensah	NDC
Sekyere Central	Nsuta	Nsuta-Kwamang	Adelaide Ntim	NPP
Sekyere East	Effiduase	Afigya Sekyere East	Mavis Nkansah Boadu	NPP
Sekyere Kumawu	Kumawu	Kumawu	Philip Basoah	NPP
Sekyere South	Agona	Effiduase-Asokore	Nana Ayew Afriyie	NPP
		Suame	Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu[10](Majority Leader)	NPP

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Famous native citizens[]

Famous native citizens of Ashanti
Citizen	Settlement
Richmond Boakye	Agogo
Deborah Owusu-Bonsu
Sulley Muntari	Konongo
Sonia Ibrahim	Kumasi
Emmanuel Frimpong	Kumasi
Kofi Annan	Kumasi
John Kufuor	Kumasi
Isaac Vorsah	Kumasi
Juliet Ibrahim	Kumasi
Sam Jonah	Obuasi
Rhian Benson	Kumasi
Samuel Kuffour	Kumasi
Tony Yeboah	Kumasi
Kwadwo Asamoah	Kumasi
Maxwell Konadu	Kumasi
Harrison Afful	Kumasi
Quincy Owusu-Abeyie	Kumasi
Kevin-Prince Boateng	Kumasi
Kofi Kingston	Kumasi

General I. K Acheampong, former Head of State of Ghana, Taabuom, Atwima

General Akwasi Amankwaa Afrifa, former Head of state, Krobo, Asante-Mampong,

Dr. J.H. Frimpong-Ansah, former Governor of Bank of Ghana, Asante-Mampong,

Yaw Manu-Sarpong, former Deputy of Bank of Ghana, Asante-Nsuta

Joseph Yaw Manu, politician, Asante-Nsuta

Victor Owusu, former leader and Presidential candidate of the Popular Front Party, Asante-Agona

Professor Albert Adu Boahen, leader and Presidential candidate of the New patriotic Party and renowned historian, Asante-Juaben

, an academic and first librarian of University for Development Studies, Tamale, Asante-Nsuta,

Abdul Karim Tanko Razak, former best footballer of Africa, Kumasi

Samuel Opoku-Nti, footballer, kumasi,

Kwasi Appiah, footballer and coach of the Ghana National Football Team, the Black Stars, Asante-Bekwai,

Bishop Obinim, Christian occultist, Kumasi

Ohene Kakari, athlete, Kumasi,

Chelsea Sarpong,Business woman,kumasi,

Hannah Afriyie, athlete, Ejisu,

Emmanuel Tuffour (Koora) athlete, Kumasi,

Gerald Asamoa, footballer, Germany National Football Team, Asante-Mampong,

Maulvi Abdul Wahab Adam, Islamic cleric and scholar and former Head and Missionary-In-Charge of Ahmadiyya Movement in Ghana, Adansi-Fomena.

Kojo Safo Kantanka- Asante Bekwai,

Daddy Lumba, highlife musician -Asante Nsuta

Nana Ama McBrown Actress -Kumasi

Sam Otis Brefo Financial Consutant Nsuta/Abonkosu

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