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. 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.

## 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
* 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). 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: 

## Famous native citizens

* 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



## External links

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