Bantama

Bantama
Suburban Area
Country	Ghana
Region	Ashanti Region
District	Kumasi Metropolitan District
Elevation	912 ft (278 m)
Time zone	GMT
• Summer (DST)	GMT

Bantama is suburb of Kumasi. Kumasi is the regional capital of the Ashanti Region of Ghana. ^[1] Bantama is both a residential and commercial area in the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly. It is in the center of the regional capital. ^[2]

A pre-colonial Ashanti mausoleum at Bantama in the 1870s

Notable places

• Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital and Nursing Training School.
• Komfo Anokye Sword Museum.
• The Bantama Market Square.

References

1. "Kumasi". www.ghanaweb.com. Archived from the original on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
2. Cobbinah, P. B., & Niminga-Beka, R. (2017). Urbanisation in Ghana: Residential land use under siege in Kumasi central. Cities, 60, 388-401.

External links

6°39′N1°37′W / 6.650°N 1.617°W / 6.650; -1.617