Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly

Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly
Metropolitan District
Aerial view of submetro Nhyiaeso in Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (Kumasi Metropolis) in 2003
Aerial view of submetro Nhyiaeso in Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (Kumasi Metropolis) in 2003
Kumasi Metropolis flag
Flag
Official seal of Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly
Seal
Districts of Ashanti Region
Districts of Ashanti Region
Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly is located in Ghana
Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly
Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly
Location of Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly within Ashanti
Coordinates: 6°41′N 1°37′W / 6.683°N 1.617°W / 6.683; -1.617
Country Ghana
Region Ashanti
Capital Kumasi
Founded1680
Founded byKing Asantehene Osei Tutu I
SeatKumasi Metropolis Hall
Submetros
9 Submetros
Government
 • TypeMayor–council absolute monarchy
 • BodyManhyia Palace - Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly
 • Metropolis Chief ExecutiveOsei Tutu II
 • City MayorSamuel Pynn (KMA/NPP)
Area
 • Total299 km2 (115 sq mi)
Population
 (2021 Census)
 • Total443,981[1]
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
Websitewww.kma.gov.gh

Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (abbreviated as the KMA) is one of the 261 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Ghana.[2] It forms part of the forty-three districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana with Kumasi being its administrative capital.[3] The metropolis is located in the central part of Ashanti Region and has Kumasi (the regional capital) as its capital city.[4] With a projected population of over two million and an annual growth rate of about 5.4%, it is a rapidly expanding metropolis. The Metropolis is about 254 kilometers long,[5] with a centrally located commercial area and a largely circular physical structure.[6] The fast rate of urbanization is confirmed by estimates that 48%, 46%, and 60% of the Metropolis are rural, peri-urban, and urban, respectively.[6]

  1. ^ Ghana: Administrative Division
  2. ^ "Full List Of MMDAs In Ghana". 2023/2024 Gh Admin. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  3. ^ Ghana Statistical Service (2014). District Analytical Report, Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (PDF). Accra Ghana: Ghana Statistical Service.
  4. ^ "Ghana Districts: A repository of all Local Assemblies in Ghana (Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly)". ghanadistricts.com. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  5. ^ kma.gov.gh http://kma.gov.gh/kma/. Retrieved 2024-07-02. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ a b kma.gov.gh http://kma.gov.gh/kma/?brief-on-kma&page=5143. Retrieved 2024-02-12. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)