Ashanti Region

De Ashanti Region dey locate for de south Ghana insyd wey ebe de third largest of 16 administrative regions, wey dey occupy total land surface of 24,389 km2 (9,417 sq mi) anaa 10.2 percent of de total land area for Ghana. For population, however, ebe de most populated region wey get population of 4,780,380 according to de 2011 census, wey dey account for 19.4% of Ghana ein total population. De Ashanti Region be known for ein major gold bar den cocoa production. Kumasi be de ein largest city den regional capital.

 Geography 

 Location den size 
Ashanti Region dey Ghana insyd. E dey between 0.15W den 2.25W longitudes, den 5.50N den 7.46N latitudes. E share ein border plus six oder regions wey be Bono, Bono East den Ahafo for north, Eastern for east, Central for south den Western for southwest. E get 27 districts wey dem get dema own District Chief Executive wey dey lead dem.

 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 den Military Museum
 Armed Forces Museum
 de Prempeh II Jubilee Museum
 de Asante Traditional Buildings
 Yaa Asantewaa Museum
Festivals

Plenty festivals dey wey dem dey celebrate for Ashanti Region. de main ones be Akwasidae den Adae Kese. Dem be religious festivals wey dem Akan ethnic group people dey celebrate. Ashanti people dey plus dem. Dem dey celebrate to remember leaders den heroes wey don pass. Even though say dem don die, dem dey believe say dema spirit still dey alive den dey put mind for wetin dey happen for life insyd.

 Papa Festival
 Kente Festival
 Yaa Asantewaa Festival
 Mmoa Nni Nko Festival
 Nkyidwo Festival
Oda tourist attractions

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

 Demographics 
Population

De center of population for Ashanti Region be Kumasi Metropolitan District. According to 2000 census, de region get population of 3,612,950, e be say na de most populous region, but dema density (148.1 per square km) no reach Central (162.2/km2) Region.Ashanti Region Archived August 28, 2010 Majority of Ashanti region people be Ethnic Akans den citizens by birth (94.2%) wey five percent be naturalized Ghanaians. Smaller people (5.8%) come from outside Ashanti den Akanland for Ghana, wey dem mostly come from de five English-speaking countries of ECOWAS den 2.1 per cent from oder African countries. Non-African people wey dey live for de region be 1.8 per cent of de total population. Akans be de main ethnic group for de region, represent 94.2% of citizens by birth. High proportion (82.9%) of de Akan population be Ashanti people.Ashanti Region Archived August 28, 2010

 Transport 
Ashanti Region get Kumasi Airport wey dey handle domestic flights. Five national highways wey be N4, N6, N8, N10 den N6, den sam regional highways like R52 den R106 dey serve de region. De N6 go connect Kumasi go Kwame Nkrumah Circle thru Nsawam den N4 go Accra. De region dey connect to Central Region plus N8 den N10, dem both dey start from Yemoransa for Central Region. De N10 go connect de regional capital, Kumasi.

 Education 

 Senior high schools 
Tweneboah Kodua Secondary School- Akyerema (TKSS)
 Dadease Senior High School, Dadease
 Akomadan Senior High School, Akomadan
 Dompoase Senior High School, Dompoasi
 Afia Kobi Ampem Girls (Royal AKAGSHS)
 Adanwomase Senior High School (ADASS)
 Agogo State College, Agogo Asante-Akyem
 Agona SDA Senior High School, Agona
 Anglican Senior High School, Kumasi
 Asanteman School (Real Assas)
 Bankoman Senior High School"Senior high and technical vocational schools" (PDF). Ghana Education Service.
 Osei Tutu Senior High School (OT)
 Bekwai SDA Senior High  School
 Ghana Armed Forces Secondary Technical School
 Beposo Senior High School, Beposo
 Collins Secondary Commercial School, Agogo Asante-Akyem
 Effiduase Senior High School, Effiduase
 Ejisuman Senior High School, Ejisu
 Ejuraman Senior High School, Ejura
 Fomena T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School, Adansi
 Jachie-Pramso Senior High School (Formerly  MIGHTY JAPASS)
 Komfo Anokye Senior High School, Wiamoase
 Kumasi Academy, Asokore-Mampong, Kumasi
 Kumasi Girls Senior High School
 Kumasi Wesley Girls High School
 Kumasi High School
 Obuasi Secondary Technical School (O.S.T.S)
 Wesley Senior High School (WEHIS), Bekwai
 Adventist Senior High School (ADASS), Bantama
 Ofoase Kokoben Senior High School (OFKOSS)
 Adventist Girls Senior High School (ADGISS), Ntonso
 Opoku Ware Secondary School, Kumasi
 St. Louis Senior High School, Oduom
 Nkawie Secondary Technical School
 Oppong Memorial Senior High School
 Osei Kyeretwie Senior High School, Kumasi
 Prempeh College, Kumasi
 Prince of Peace Girls Senior High School, South Suntreso, Kumasi
 Bonwire Senior High Tech. School
 St Joseph Senior High School (Ehuren)
 St. Monica's Senior High School, Mampong
 Amaniampong Senior High School, Mampong
 T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School, Kumasi
 T.I. Ahmadiyya Girls' Senior High School, Asokore
 Jacobu Senior High School, Jacobu
 Juaben Senior High School, Juaben
 Yaa Asantewaa Girls' Senior High School, Tanoso
 Kumasi Senior High Technical School, (K.S.T.S)
 Tepa Senior High School, Tepa, (GREAT TESS)
 Mabang Senior High School, Mabang
 Aduman Senior High School,(Admass) Aduman
 Dwamena Akenten Senior High School,(DASS) Offinso
 Konongo-Odumasi Senior High School
 Al-Azhariya Islamic Senior High School, (AZASS) Old tafo, Kumasi
 Islamic Senior High School,(I-Sec), Abrepo

 Higher education 
Ashanti Region get three public universities. On top of that, plenty private universities den university colleges dey scatter all ova de region. 

 Universities 
 Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi
 Ghana Baptist University College, Kumasi
 Spiritan University College, Ejisu
 Garden City University College, Kenyasi, Kumasi
 Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development (formerly Kumasi Campus of University of Education, Winneba)
 National Institute Of Information Technology, Kumasi Campus NIIT
 Kumasi Technical University, K-Poly
 IPMC, Kumasi Campus
 Akrokerri College of Education
 St. Monica's College of Education, Mampong
 Christian Service University College, Odeneho Kwadaso
 Wesley College of Education
 St. Louis College of Education
 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 

 Manhyia Hospital
 Kwadaso SDA Hospital
 Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital
 Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Hospital
 Kumasi South Hospital
 First care Hospital
 Tafo Government Hospital
 Suntreso Government Hospital
 West End Hospital

 Sports 

 Asante Kotoko F.C.
 Ashanti Gold SC
 King Faisal Babies F.C.
 New Edubiase United
Dema main stadium be Kumasi Sports Stadium

 Administrative divisions 
De political administration for Ashanti Region be thru local government system. Under dis system, de region dey dem divide am go 43 MMDA's (wey be 1 Metropolitan, 18 Municipal den 24 Ordinary Assemblies)."Ashanti Region". GhanaDistricts. Retrieved 29 December 2017. Each District, Municipal anaa Metropolitan Assembly, get ein Chief Executive den MP wey go run am, dem go represent de central government but dem get authority from Assembly wey de presiding member wey dem elect from among de members go lead. de MMDA's increase from 10 to 18 in 1988, den from 18 to 21 for 2004, den from 21 to 27 for 2008, den from 27 to 30 for 2012 den recently from 30 to 43 for 2018. De current list dey as follow: 
DistrictCapitalConstituencyMember of ParliamentPartyAdansi AsokwaAdansi AsokwaAdansi-AsokwaKobina Tahir HammondNPPAdansi NorthFomenaFomenaAndrew Asiamah Amoako

(Second Deputy Speaker)INDAdansi SouthNew EdubiaseNew EdubeaseAdams Abdul SalamNDCAfigya Kwabre NorthBoamangAfigya Kwabre NorthCollins Adomako-MensahNPPAfigya Kwabre SouthKodieAfigya Kwabre SouthWilliam Owuraku AidooNPPAhafo Ano North MunicipalTepaAhafo Ano NorthSuleman Adamu SanidNPPAhafo Ano South EastDwinyame / AdugyamaAhafo Ano South EastFrancis Manu-AdoaborNPPAhafo Ano South WestMankransoAhafo Ano South WestKwaku Adu JohnsonNPPAkrofuomAkrofuomAkrofuomAlex BlanksonNPPAmansie CentralJacobuOdotobriEmmanuel Akwasi GyamfiNPPAmansie WestManso NkwantaManso NkwantaGeorge Kwabena Obeng TakyiNPPAmansie SouthManso AdubiaManso EdubiaFrimpong Yaw AddoNPPAsante Akim Central MunicipalKonongoAsante Akim CentralKwame Anyimadu - AntwiNPPAsante Akim NorthAgogoAsante Akim NorthAndy Kwame Appiah-KubiNPPAsante Akim South MunicipalJuasoAsante Akim SouthKwaku Asante-BoatengNPPAsokore MampongAsokore MampongAsawaseMuntaka Mohammed Mubarak (Minority Chief Whip)NDCAsokwa MunicipalAsokwaAsokwaPatricia AppiagyeiNPPAtwima KwanwomaTwedieAtwima-KwanwomaKofi Amankwa-ManuNPPAtwima MponuaNyinaeinAtwima MponuaIsaac Kwame AsiamahNPPAtwima Nwabiagya MunicipalNkawieAtwima-Nwabiagya SouthBenito Owusu BioNPPAtwima Nwabiagya NorthBarekeseAtwima-Nwabiagya NorthEmmanuel Adjei AnhwereNPPBekwai MunicipalBekwaiBekwaiJoseph Osei-Owusu(First Deputy Speaker)NPPBosome FrehoAsiwaBosome-FrehoAkwasi Darko BoatengNPPBosomtweKuntanseBosomtweYaw Osei AdutwumNPPEjisu MunicipalEjisuEjisuJohn Ampotuah KumahNPPEjura Sekyedumase MunicipalEjuraEjura-SekyedumaseMuhammad Bawah BraimahNDCJuaben MunicipalJuabenJuabenAma Pomaa BoatengNPPKumasi MetropolitanKumasiBantamaFrancis Asenso -BoakyeNPPManhyia NorthAkwasi KonaduNPPManhyia SouthMatthew Opoku PrempehNPPNhyiaesoStephen AmoahNPPSubinEugene Boakye AntwiNPPKwabre East MunicipalMampontengKwabre EastFrancisca Oteng MensahNPPKwadaso MunicipalKwadasoKwadasoKingsley NyarkoNPPMampong MunicipalMampongMampongKwaku Ampratwum-SarpongNPPObuasi East MunicipalTutukaObuasi EastPatrick Boakye-YiadomNPPObuasi MunicipalObuasiObuasi WestKwaku Agyemang KwartengNPPOffinso MunicipalOffinsoOffinso SouthAugustine Collins NtimNPPOffinso NorthAkomadanOffinso NorthIsaac Yaw OpokuNPPOforikrom MunicipalOforikromOforikromEmmanuel MarfoNPPOld Tafo MunicipalOld TafoOld TafoVincent Ekow AssafuahNPPSekyere Afram PlainsDrobonsoSekyere Afram PlainsAlex Adomako-MensahNDCSekyere CentralNsutaNsuta-KwamangAdelaide NtimNPPSekyere EastEffiduaseAfigya Sekyere EastMavis Nkansah BoaduNPPSekyere KumawuKumawuKumawuPhilip BasoahNPPSekyere SouthAgonaEffiduase-AsokoreNana Ayew AfriyieNPPSuame MunicipalSuameSuameOsei Kyei Mensah Bonsu (Majority Leader)"Leadership in Parliament". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 20 December 2020.NPP

 Famous native citizens 
Famous native citizens of AshantiCitizenSettlementMamme Efya NyarkoAshanti, GhanaRichmond BoakyeAgogoDeborah Owusu-BonsuPakyi no2Chelsea SarpongAhenemaa KokobenSulley MuntariKonongoSonia IbrahimKumasiEmmanuel FrimpongKumasiKofi AnnanKumasiJohn KufuorKumasiIsaac VorsahKumasiJuliet IbrahimKumasiSam JonahObuasiRhian BensonKumasiSamuel KuffourKumasiTony YeboahKumasiKwadwo AsamoahKumasiMaxwell KonaduKumasiHarrison AffulKumasiQuincy Owusu-AbeyieKumasiKevin-Prince BoatengKumasiKofi KingstonKumasi

 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 den Presidential candidate of de Popular Front Party, Asante-Agona
 Professor Albert Adu Boahen, leader den Presidential candidate of de New patriotic Party and renowned historian, Asante-Juaben
 Abdul Karim Tanko Razak, former best footballer of Africa, Kumasi
 Alhaji Ibrahim Kwabena Antwi, an academic den first librarian of University for Development Studies, Tamale, Asante-Nsuta
 Samuel Opoku-Nti, footballer, Kumasi
 Kwasi Appiah, footballer den coach of de Ghana National Football Team, de 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 den scholar den former Headie den 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 Consultant Nsuta/Abonkosu

 References 
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 External links 

 Cana, Frank Richardson (1911). "Ashanti". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 724–729.