Kumasi Metropolitan District

Kumasi Metropolitan District
Metropolitan
Aerial view of submetro Nhyiaeso in Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (Kumasi Metropolis) in 2003
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Districts of Ashanti
Kumasi Metropolitan District Location of Kumasi Metropolis within Ashanti
Coordinates: 6°41′N 1°37′W / 6.683°N 1.617°W / 6.683; -1.617Coordinates: 6°41′N 1°37′W / 6.683°N 1.617°W / 6.683; -1.617
City-State	Ashanti
Capital	Kumasi
Founded	1680
Founded by	King Asantehene Osei Tutu I
Seat	Kumasi Metropolis Hall
Submetros	9 Submetros Nhyiaeso Bantama Tafo Kwadaso Suame Manhyia Asokwa Subin Oforikrom
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.kma.gov.gh

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.