Kejetia Market

Kumasi Central Market
Kejetia Market
Drone shot of the Kumasi Central Market from above
Map
LocationKumasi, Ghana
Coordinates6°41′55″N 1°37′09″W / 6.698635°N 1.619140°W / 6.698635; -1.619140
AddressKejetia Road
Opening date1924; 100 years ago (1924)
ManagementKumasi Metropolitan Assembly
Ashanti Monarch
No. of stores and servicesapprox. 8,000+

The Kumasi Central Market, also known as Kejetia Market, is an open-air marketplace in Kumasi, a city in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The market has over 8,000 stores and stalls,[1] making it the largest single market in West Africa. About 50,000 people visit the market daily, while there are 20,000 vendors operating in it.[2]

  1. ^ Mensah et al. 2022, p. 4.
  2. ^ Okoye 2020, p. 9.