Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly
Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly | |
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Metropolitan District | |
Aerial view of submetro Nhyiaeso in Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (Kumasi Metropolis) in 2003 | |
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Districts of Ashanti Region | |
Location of Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly within Ashanti | |
| Coordinates: 6°41′N 1°37′W / 6.683°N 1.617°W | |
| Country | Ghana |
| Region | Ashanti |
| Capital | Kumasi |
| Founded | 1680 |
| Founded by | King Asantehene Osei Tutu I |
| Seat | Kumasi Metropolis Hall |
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| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council absolute monarchy |
| • Body | Manhyia Palace - Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly |
| • Metropolis Chief Executive | Osei Tutu II |
| • City Mayor | Richard Ofori Agyemang Boadi (KMA/NDC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 299 km2 (115 sq mi) |
| Population (2021 Census) | |
• Total | 443,981 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| Website | www |
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Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (abbreviated as the KMA) is one of the 261 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Ghana. It forms part of the forty-three districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana with Kumasi being its administrative capital. The metropolis is located in the central part of Ashanti Region and has Kumasi as its capital city. With a projected population of over two million and an annual growth rate of about 5.4%, it is a rapidly expanding metropolis. The Metropolis is about 254 kilometers long, with a centrally located commercial area and a largely circular physical structure. The fast rate of urbanization is confirmed by estimates that 48%, 46%, and 60% of the Metropolis are rural, peri-urban, and urban, respectively.