For people with the surname, see Kotei (surname).
Kotei | |
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| Country |  Ghana |
| Government | |
| • Nana | Nana Adu and Nana Afia Adutwumwaa |
| Time zone | UTC+0 |
Kotei is a town in the Oforikrom Municipality in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. [1] [2] It is 10 kilometres from the centre Kumasi. The town is a dormitory town that serves both inhabitants as well as students from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. [3] The community has a police station. [4]
The town is bordered on all sides by the KNUST campus except the South which is bounded by Boadi.
Kumasi is a city in the Ashanti Region, and is among the largest metropolitan areas in Ghana. Kumasi is located in a rain forest region near Lake Bosomtwe, and is the commercial, industrial, and cultural capital of the historical Ashanti Empire. Kumasi is approximately 500 kilometres (300 mi) north of the Equator and 200 kilometres (100 mi) north of the Gulf of Guinea. Kumasi is alternatively known as "The Garden City" because of its many species of flowers and plants in the past. It is also called Oseikrom.
Obuasi is a gold mining community and town which is the capital of the Obuasi Municipal District in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It lies in the southern part of the Obuasi Municipal, 39 miles south-west of Ashanti capital city Kumasi. Obuasi has a population of 175,043 people. Obuasi mining community has a mixture of the Ashanti people culture and the semi-island exclave Ashantiland.
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is a public University of Ghana that focuses on science and technology. The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology is the public university established in the country, as well as the largest university in the Kumasi Metropolis and in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. KNUST has its roots in the plans of Agyeman Prempeh I, a ruler of the Ashanti Kingdom, to establish a university in Kumasi as part of his drive towards modernization of his Ashanti kingdom. This plan never came to fruition due to the clash between British empire expansion and the desire for King Prempeh I to preserve his Ashanti kingdom's independence.
Asante Akim South Municipal District is one of the forty-three districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 as Asante Akim South District, which it was created from the former Asante Akim District Council. Later it was elevated to municipal district assembly status on 15 March 2018. The municipality is located in the eastern part of Ashanti Region and has Juaso as its capital town.
Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly is one of the 260 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Ghana and forms part of the forty-three districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana with Kumasi being its administrative capital. The metropolis is located in the central part of Ashanti Region and has Kumasi as its capital city.
Amansie Central District is one of the forty-three districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Amansie East District in 1988, until the western part of the district was split off by a decree of president John Agyekum Kufuor on 12 November 2003 to create Amansie Central District; thus the remaining part has been retained as Amansie East District. The district assembly is located in the southern part of Ashanti Region and has Jacobu as its capital town.
Republic Bank Ghana Limited is a commercial bank in Ghana. It is one of the commercial banks licensed by the Bank of Ghana, the central bank and national banking regulator.
Nkoranza is a town located in the mid-north of Ghana. It is the district capital of the Nkoranza District in the Bono East Region.
The Department of Optometry at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, is based in Kumasi, Ghana. Its placement is under the College of Science of the university. It is the smallest department of the college with 10 teaching staff and around 210 students
Bosome Freho District is one of the forty-three districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Amansie East District in 2004; until the eastern part of the district was split off by a decree of president John Agyekum Kufuor on 29 February 2008 to create Bosome Freho District; thus the remaining part has been renamed as Bekwai Municipal District while it was elevated to municipal district assembly status on that same year. The district assembly is located in the southern part of Ashanti Region and has Asiwa as its capital town.
Asokore Mampong is the capital of the Asokore Mampong Municipal Assembly, a district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Popularly known for Kumasi Academy a senior high school and the SSNIT affordable housing projects. The chief of Asokore Mampong is Nana Boakye-Ansah Debrah.
Bantama is suburb of Kumasi. Kumasi is the regional capital of the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Bantama is both a residential and commercial area in the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly. It is in the centre of the regional capital.
Kentinkrono is a town in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It is about 20 kilometres from the centre of Kumasi. It is a dormitory town. It serves mainly as a community in the city of Kumasi, with old and modern buildings.
Akrokerri is a town and a suburb of Obuasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The town is located in the Adansi North District.
Fomena is a small town and is the capital of Adansi North, a district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The town is known as the place where the bond of 1844 was signed.
Esi Awuah is a Ghanaian academic and former vice chancellor of the University of Energy and Natural Resources in Sunyani, Ghana.
Bobiri Forest Reserve and Butterfly Sanctuary is an ecotourism center in Ghana and the only butterfly sanctuary in West Africa. It has about 400 species of butterflies. It is located on the main Accra - Kumasi Highway at the village of Kubease, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Kumasi. It is also about 25 minutes drive from the KNUST. It is enclosed by six communities, these are Krofrom, Kubease, Ndobom, Koforidua, Nkwankwaduam and Tsteteseakasum. Bobiri forest also serves as a research reserve and has one of the highest butterfly counts with different species in Ghana. It was created in 1931 and has an area of 54.65 km2 (21.10 sq mi).
Suame Municipal District is one of the forty-three districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana. Originally it was a sub-metropolitan district council within the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly until 15 March 2018, when it was elevated to municipal district assembly status to become Suame Municipal District. The municipality is located in the central part of Ashanti Region and has Suame as its capital town.
Kwadaso Municipal District is one of the forty-three districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana. Originally it was a sub-metropolitan district council within the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly until 15 March 2018, when it was elevated to municipal district assembly status to become Kwadaso Municipal District. The municipality is located in the central part of Ashanti Region and has Kwadaso as its capital town.
Bibini River is a river within KNUST located in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It is a tributary of Wiwi or Wewe River. It serves as a source of irrigation for vegetables such as lettuce.