Offinso
Offinso New Town | |
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District Capital | |
  Offinso Location in Ghana | |
| Coordinates: 6°56′N 1°40′W / 6.933°N 1.667°W | |
| Country | Ghana |
| Region | Ashanti Region |
| District | Offinso Municipal |
| Elevation | 348 ft (106 m) |
Offinso, is a town in the Offinso Municipality in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The town is about fifteen minutes drive from Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti Region; due to Offinso's proximity to Kumasi, many of the Offinso natives have relocated to Kumasi.[1]
The indigenous people are Asante (Asantefoɔ) thus the dominance of Asante Culture in the town.[1]
Offinso is the anglicised version of 'ɔfenso'. The town was named after the River Ofe (ɔfe in Asante) which serves as the boundary for the Offinso South Municipality and Ahenkro, a town in the Afigya Sekyere District also in Ashanti Region.[1]