Kumasi Metropolitan District | |||
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Metropolitan | |||
Aerial view of submetro Nhyiaeso in Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (Kumasi Metropolis) in 2003
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Districts of Ashanti |
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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 | ||
• 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 | www |
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.