Adum
Adum is suburb of Kumasi.
Adum is suburb of Kumasi. Kumasi is the regional capital of the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Adum is a commercial area with some residential areas. It is in the centre of the regional capital. Adum is a town in the Ashanti Region and it is the central business area of Kumasi. Adum is located between Bantama and Nhyiaso. Most people refer to Adum as Kumasi.
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Worth seeing in and around Adum
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Baba Yara Stadium
Baba Yara Sports Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kumasi, Ashanti. It is Ghana's largest stadium, with a seating capacity of 40,528.
2.8 km · football stadium in Kumasi, Ghana · Wikipedia - 02Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kumasi
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kumasi ) is the metropolitan see for the ecclesiastical province of Kumasi in Ghana.
3.1 km · archdiocese of the Catholic Church · Wikipedia - 03Manhyia Palace
The Manhyia Palace is the seat of the Asantehene, as well as his official residence. It is located in Manhyia, Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
1.9 km · The official Palace of the Asantehene in Ghana · Wikipedia - 04Ghana Armed Forces Museum
The Armed Forces Museum, also known as the Kumasi Fort, is a military history museum located in Kumasi, Ghana. It was established in 1953.
400 m · historical museum in Kumasi, Ghana · Wikipedia - 05Kejetia Market
The Kumasi Central Market, also known as, is an open-air marketplace in Kumasi, a city in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The market has over 8,000 stores and stalls, making it the largest single market in West Africa.
1.3 km · Ghanian open-air market · Wikipedia - 06Wesley Methodist Cathedral
Wesley Methodist Cathedral is a Methodist cathedral located in Kumasi, Ghana. Wesley is the largest Methodist church in the area, and is the center of the episcopal area in Adum, Kumasi.
600 m · cathedral in Kumasi, Ghana · Wikipedia - 07Manhiya Palace Museum
The Manhyia Palace Museum is a historical museum located in Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana and situated within the Manhyia Palace. It was first established in 1925 as a private residence for Asantehene Agyeman Prempeh I, and was built as compensation for the destruction of the palace at Adum during the Yaa Asentewaa war in 1900.
2.3 km · historical museum at Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana · Wikipedia - 08Prempeh Jubilee Museum
The Prempeh II Jubilee Museum is a museum located in Kumasi, Ghana. It was established in 1954.
1.1 km · museum in Kumasi, Ashanti Region of Ghana · Wikipedia - 09Kumasi Zoo
The Kumasi Zoo is a zoo located in the heart of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The zoo occupies a 1.5-square-kilometre area between the Kejetia Bus Terminal, the old race course and the Kumasi Centre for National Culture.
1.1 km · zoological garden in Kumasi, Ghana · Wikipedia - 10St Peter's Cathedral Basilica, Kumasi
The St. Peter's Cathedral Basilica is a Roman Catholic cathedral and basilica dedicated to Saint Peter located in Kumasi, Ghana.
1.2 km · building in Africa · Wikipedia
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Getting to Adum
- Airports
- Prempeh I (KMS), 5 km · Kotoka (ACC), 202 km · Félix-Houphouët-Boigny (ABJ), 300 km
- Accra → Adum2 km · quickest by road, 11 min · GH₵2–3
- Tamale → Adum313 km · quickest by road, 5h 37m · GH₵205–270
- Abidjan → Adum302 km · quickest by air, 6h 59m · $220–330
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Adum
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Adum. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inKumasi is a cosmopolitan city with a good road network and one can travel on local buses which ply predetermined routes or charter/hire taxis to take one to his preferred destination.
- Get aroundThe tro-tro station in the city centre offers the widest range of destinations.
- Get aroundThe disadvantage of this tro-tro station is that it is extremely chaotic and that it is right in the city centre: getting out of the city is often problematic due to a plethora of traffic jams.
- Get aroundIf you can't find your tro-tro, ask one of the tro-tro mates or one of the ticket sellers.
- Get aroundAnother alternative is to catch a tro-tro from the ring road instead.
From Wikivoyage: Kumasi, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Adum
- Kumasicapital city of Ashanti Region1 km
- Kwabre Districtdistrict of Ghana1.6 km
- Kumasi Metropolitan Districtadministrative district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana1.6 km
- Asokore Mampong Municipal Districtdistrict in Ashanti Region, Ghana3.3 km
- Kwadaso Municipal Districtmunicipal District in Ashanti, Ghana2.5 km
- Bantamasuburban Area in Kumasi Metropolitan District, Ashanti Region, Ghana1.4 km