Tafo
Tafo is a town in Kumasi Metropolitan District in the Ashanti Region of Ghana near the regional capital Kumasi.
Tafo is the thirtieth most populous settlement in Ghana, in terms of population, with a population of 60,919 people. Because of the town's population and housing development in recent years, it is debatable whether Tafo is still regarded as a separate town, or already a suburb of Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti region. The town is near Kumasi, with a distance of approximately 3.3 kilometers to the center of a similar name sounding village named New Tafo and must be distinguished from Tafo. Tarkwa is located just 4.6 km away from Tafo. The city center of Kumasi is located approximately 9.8 kilometers away. Tafo is one of the urban constituencies of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly. The town's parliamentary candidate shall have one direct seat to the Parliament of Ghana.
Getting to Tafo
You can find your way into Koforidua via a couple of road routes, with the best of all being through Aburi if from Accra. Aside that, you can enter Koforidua from Accra via Suhum and Nkawkaw if from Kumasi or Accra and Nkruakan if from Akosombo. There is no airport or harbor in Koforidua. Getting to Koforidua is about a 2-hour drive from the capital city, Accra.
Worth seeing
A predominant natural feature in Koforidua is the Obuo Tabri Mountain, which is considered sacred but its scenery serves as tourist attraction There are waterfalls in the area such as Akaa Falls and Boti Falls. Umbrella Rock Fork-like palm tree Boti falls have 200 steps underground. Boti falls has a palmnut tree with three branches in one tree.
Things to do
Hiking
Where to eat
Leesco (SIC building) Sophisticat (GNAT hall) Havilla (Oteng house) Chris Cafe (SSNIT Building) Bar 205 (Adweso) The Boamah's (Adweso Estate) There are local foods such as fufu with light soup or palmnut soup with 'kokonte' and other bush meat.
Getting around Tafo the local way
- Get aroundThey are usually very crowded and dilapidated minivans and minibuses that act as the city's public transit system.
From Wikivoyage: Ahwiaa, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-06.
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