Asamankese
Encyclopedia
Asmankese is a town situated in the Eastern Region
of Ghana
. It has a population of approximately 34,000 people. It is on the main highway between the two biggest cities of Accra
on the coast and Kumasi
in the interior. It is the second capital town of the Eastern Region and it is the capital town of West Akim District
.
Eastern Region (Ghana)
The Eastern Region is one of Ghana's ten administrative regions. It covers an area of 19,323 square kilometres, which is about 8.1% of Ghana's total land area. The region is divided into administrative districts. The total number of districts were increased from 17 districts to 21...
of Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
. It has a population of approximately 34,000 people. It is on the main highway between the two biggest cities of Accra
Accra
Accra is the capital and largest city of Ghana, with an urban population of 1,658,937 according to the 2000 census. Accra is also the capital of the Greater Accra Region and of the Accra Metropolitan District, with which it is coterminous...
on the coast and Kumasi
Kumasi
Kumasi is a city in southern central Ghana's Ashanti region. It is located near Lake Bosomtwe, in the Rain Forest Region about northwest of Accra. Kumasi is approximately north of the Equator and north of the Gulf of Guinea...
in the interior. It is the second capital town of the Eastern Region and it is the capital town of West Akim District
West Akim District
The West Akim District is a district of Ghana in the Eastern Region.-Sources:*...
.