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Tafo
Ashanti, Ghana · Africa
About Tafo
Tafo sits on the route: 5 minutes from Ahwiaa.
Tafo is in Ashanti, Ghana, with about 50,000 people. The nearest town is Ahwiaa, about 4 km away.
Tafo is a town in Kumasi Metropolitan District in the Ashanti Region of Ghana near the regional capital Kumasi. Tafo is the thirtieth most populous settlement in Ghana, in terms of population, with a population of 60,919 people. Because of the town's population and housing development in recent years, it is debatableRead more
whether Tafo is still regarded as a separate town, or already a suburb of Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti region. The town is near Kumasi, with a distance of approximately 3.3 kilometers to the center of a similar name sounding village named New Tafo and must be distinguished from Tafo (However per traditional/kingship administrative system new Tafo and Old Tafo are basically run by a single Chief who happens to be the leader of the left wing of Kumasi Traditional council. Its therefore under same authority but political administration runs them separately. Nana Tafohene is the Chief of both Tafo which comprises the two). Tarkwa is located just 4.6 km away from Tafo. The city center of Kumasi is located approximately 9.8 kilometers away. Tafo is one of the urban constituencies of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly. The town's parliamentary candidate shall have one direct seat to the Parliament of Ghana.
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Tafo is in Ashanti, Ghana, about 4 km from Ahwiaa.
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- Population
- 50,457
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Ghana
- Region
- Ashanti
- Timezone
- Africa/Accra
- Coordinates
- 6.7316, -1.6137
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