Asokwa Municipal District
Asokwa Municipal District is one of the forty-three districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana.
Asokwa Municipal District is one of the forty-three districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana. Originally it was a sub-metropolitan district council within the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly until 15 March 2018, when it was elevated to municipal district assembly status to become Asokwa Municipal District. The municipality is located in the central part of Ashanti Region and has Asokwa as its capital town.
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Worth seeing in and around Asokwa Municipal District
7 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.
3 km · football stadium in Kumasi, Ghana · Wikipedia - 02Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology is a public university located in Kumasi, Ashanti region, Ghana. The university focuses on science and technology.
2.5 km · university in Ghana located in Kumasi · Wikipedia - 03Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kumasi
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kumasi ) is the metropolitan see for the ecclesiastical province of Kumasi in Ghana.
3.7 km · archdiocese of the Catholic Church · Wikipedia - 04Ghana Baptist University College
The Ghana Baptist University College is a Baptist Christian university college located at Kumasi in Ghana. The university has been granted accreditation by the National Accreditation Board.
3.8 km · university in Ghana · Wikipedia - 05Kumasi Central Mosque
The Kumasi Central Mosque is a mosque in Kumasi, the capital city of the Ashanti Region in Ghana. It is the largest mosque in the Ashanti Region and became the second largest in Ghana in 2023 after undergoing a major renovation that was solely financed by the Vice President of Ghana, Mahamudu Bawumia.
3.7 km · mosque in Ghana · Wikipedia - 06College of Architecture and Planning
The College of Art and Built Environment came into existence in January 2005 in Kumasi, Ghana, as part of the restructuring of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology into a Collegiate System. In the restructuring, the Faculty of Environmental and Development studies and the Institute of Land Management and Development were merged to form the college.
2.2 km · college in Ghana · Wikipedia - 07KNUST Library
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology is a public university located in Kumasi, Ashanti region, Ghana. The university focuses on science and technology.
1.5 km · building in Ghana · Wikipedia
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Getting to Asokwa Municipal District
- Airports
- Prempeh I (KMS), 5 km · Kotoka (ACC), 196 km
- Accra → Asokwa Municipal District196 km · quickest by road, 4h 10m · GH₵135–185
- Tamale → Asokwa Municipal District317 km · quickest by road, 5h 48m · GH₵205–275
- Abidjan → Asokwa Municipal District303 km · quickest by air, 7h 5m · $240–360
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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 Asokwa Municipal District. 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 Asokwa Municipal District
Asokwa Municipal District is 5 km from Kumasi, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- KoteiA town in Ghana, Kumasi.2.6 km
- Oforikrom Municipal Districtmunicipal District in Ashanti, Ghana1.9 km
- Ejuratiacommunity in Ashanti Region, Ghana3.6 km
- Ayeduasehuman settlement in Kumasi Metropolitan District, Ashanti Region, Ghana2.8 km