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Municipal District in Ashanti, Ghana

Asokwa Municipal District

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.

How locals move

Getting around Asokwa Municipal District the local way

  • 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. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.