Ashanti Region

Ashanti Region From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Not to be confused with Kingdom of Ashanti or Ashantiland. For other topics, see Ashanti people and Ashanti (disambiguation) This article may require copy editing for grammar and tone. You can assist by editing it. (August 2015) Ashanti

Asanti (Ashanti Twi)

Autonomous region

Autonomous Region of Ashanti Asanti ho amambu mantaw man (Ashanti) (Twi)

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Location of Ashanti within Ghana [show] Coordinates: 6°45′N 1°30′WCoordinates: 6°45′N 1°30′W Sovereign state Ghana Exclave Ashantiland Ashanti Kingdom 1670–1902 Ashanti Protectorate 1902–1935 Ashanti Sovereign State 1935–1957 State union with Ghana 1957–Present Founded by Osei Tutu I Capital and Megacity Kumasi 6°40′N 1°37′W Metropolis Kumasi Metropolis [show] Government • Type Devolved government under absolute monarchy • Body Manhyia Palace • Asantehene Osei Tutu II (NPP) • Regional Minister Samuel Sarpong • Police Commander DCOP. Kofi Boakye Area[1] • Total 24,389 km2 (9,417 sq mi) Area rank Ranked 3rd Population (2015) • Total 11,000,000 • Rank Ranked 1st • Density 37,000/km2 (100,000/sq mi) • Literacy rate[2] 80.5% Demonym(s) Ashanti, asantefo (people), asantebarima (male), asantebasia (female) GRP (PPP) • Year Gross Regional Product (GRP) (2014–2015) • Total ₵4.5 Trillion ($1.2 Trillion) • GRP per capita ₵410,795 ($116,727) GRP (Nominal) • Year Gross Regional Product (GRP) (2014–2015) • Total ₵1.067 Trillion ($296.1 Billion) • GRP per capita ₵97,005 ($26,922) Time zone GMT Area code(s) +032, +032 51 (Kumasi) ISO 3166 code GH-AH Official languages Ashanti Twi and English Website Monarchy of Ashanti

Ashanti Region (or Ashanti; About this sound Pronunciation of "Ashanti"; pronunciation: /ˈæʃɑːnˈtiː/ A-shahn-TEE) is a city-state autonomous region of Ghana and is the homeland of the Ashanti ethnic group, occupying a total land surface of 24,389 km2 (9,417 sq mi) and partially overlapping with the cultural extension of Ashantiland.[3][4] The native indigenous people of Ashanti are colloquially known as Ashantis.[3] Ashanti occupies 10.2% of the total land area of Ghana as the third largest of 10 administrative regions. Ashanti is centered on the Ashanti capital, megacity Kumasi – also kmnown as Kumasi metropolis.[5] The immediate state surrounding the Ashanti capital megacity Kumasi is called Ashanti.[5]

Ashanti was founded in 1670 and the Ashanti capital Kumasi was founded in 1680 the late 17th century by Ashanti King Asantehene Osei Tutu I (the Emperor King of the Ashanti Kingdom) on the advice of Osei Tutu I premier Komfo Anokye.[3] The borders of Ashanti were extended in the 18th century through Ashanti Kingdom conquering of lands then in the early 20th century contracted in area through four Anglo-Ashanti wars from 1823 to 1896 and the War of the Golden Stool in 1902,[4] becoming the Ashanti Protectorate until 1935 and sovereign state from 1935 prior to entering a state union under Ashanti King Asantehene Prempeh II transitioning from an Ashanti sovereign state to an Ashanti autonomous region,[6] on 6 March 1957 with Ghana to present-day.[7]

In 2015, Ashanti had a population of eleven million. The main urban center is the Ashanti capital Kumasi metropolis.[5] Ashanti is known for its major gold bar and cocoa production with the center of population of Ashanti region located in the Kumasi metropolis.[5] Ashanti produces 96% of Ghana's exports and Ashanti is a top-10 gold bar and manganese ore producer on Earth;[8] Ashanti possesses Planet Earth's top-10 largest richest gold mine the Obuasi Gold Mine,[8][9] and Ashanti is the second-largest cocoa and yam producer on Earth.[10]