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. Bantama is both a residential and commercial area in the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly. It is in the centre of the regional capital.

History

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.