Bantama
Bantama is suburb of Kumasi.
Bantama is suburb of Kumasi. Kumasi is the regional capital of the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Bantama is both a residential and commercial area in the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly. It is in the center of the regional capital.
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Worth seeing in and around Bantama
5 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.
3.9 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.
1.9 km · archdiocese of the Catholic Church · Wikipedia - 03Dakrupe Mosque
The Dakrupe Mosque was a mosque located in the village of Dakrupe, in the Savannah region of Ghana. Built in the 19th century in the Sudano-Sahelian architectural style, the mosque was demolished in 2010.
3.6 km · mosque in Ghana · Wikipedia - 04Kumasi 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.
1.9 km · mosque in Ghana · Wikipedia - 05Rattray Park
Rattray Park is a recreational and a modern amusement park located in Kumasi in the capital city of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
3.7 km · recreational park in Kumasi, Ashanti Region of Ghana · Wikipedia
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Getting to Bantama
- Airports
- Prempeh I (KMS), 8 km · Kotoka (ACC), 198 km · Félix-Houphouët-Boigny (ABJ), 298 km
- Accra → Bantama248 km · quickest by road, 7h 21m · GH₵220–290
- Tamale → Bantama188 km · quickest by road, 6h 37m · GH₵195–260
- Abidjan → Bantama445 km · quickest by road, 12h 26m · $55–75
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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 Bantama
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 Bantama. 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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If you know how people move in Bantama – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.
Next door to Bantama
Bantama is 4 km from Kumasi, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Kwabre Districtdistrict of Ghana3.7 km
- Kumasi Metropolitan Districtadministrative district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana3.7 km
- Ejuratiacommunity in Ashanti Region, Ghana1.8 km