Kumasi
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Kumasi
Inception | 1680 |
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Official language | Bɔrefɔ |
Paaloŋ | Ghana |
Capital of | Ashanti Region |
Located in the administrative territorial entity | Ashanti Region |
Located in time zone | UTC±00:00 |
Location | Ashanti Region |
Coordinate location | 6°42′0″N 1°37′30″W |
Legislative body | Kumasi Metropolitan Desekyere |
Postal code | AK000-AK911 |
Official website | http://www.kma.gov.gh |
Has seal, badge, or sigil | seal |
Local dialing code | 032 |
Kumasi (dakrombaŋ boɔloo la Comassie bee Coomassie, ka o boɔloo waa Kumase Twi kɔkɔre a poɔ)[1] waa la teŋe kaŋa naŋ be a Ashanti Region poɔ, aneŋ ka o waa metropolitan kpoŋ kaŋa naŋ be a Ghana paaloŋ poɔ. Kumasi be la sakyurekyure tuu poɔ naŋ peɛle a kɔŋkpoŋ ŋa ba naŋ boɔla Lake Bosomtwe, aneŋ meŋ ka o waa dadi teŋkpoŋ, bomaale teŋe, aneŋ a kɔmbɔne yipɔge teŋkpoŋ a Ashanti Empire dakroŋbaŋ poɔŋ. Kumasi e la aŋa 500 kilometres (300 mi) a yi a Equator sazuŋ aneŋ 200 kilometres (100 mi) a yi a Gulf of Guinea sazuŋ. Kumasi la ka ba maŋ la boɔla ka "The Garden City"[2] bonso dakroŋ saŋa o taa la tepuuri yaga aneŋ teere. Ba la boɔla o la ka Oseikrom, Osei Kofi Tutu I naaŋ parebo saŋa.