Asante Kingdom

Japanese: アサンテ王国 - あさんておうこく
Asante Kingdom

...The second largest city in Ghana, West Africa. Population 385,000 (1988). Located about 200 km inland northwest of the capital Accra, it is the capital of the Ashanti region. The region is a cocoa producing area, and as a distribution center for cocoa, it has a well-developed road network, and is connected to Accra and the port of Takoradi by highway and rail. In addition to being a commercial and industrial center, it is home to higher education institutions such as the University of Science and Technology, museums, and agricultural research stations. The Ashanti (Asante) Kingdom was established at the end of the 17th century, and Kumasi was built as its capital around 1700.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Asante Kingdom" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…西アフリカのガーナ第2の都市。人口38万5000(1988)。首都アクラの北西約200kmの内陸にあり,アシャンティ州の州都である。この州はカカオの産地であるが,その集散地として道路が発達し,アクラおよびタコラディ港とは幹線道路と鉄道で結ばれている。商工業の中心であるほか,科学技術大学などの高等教育機関,博物館,農業試験場がある。17世紀末にアシャンティ(アサンテ)王国が成立し,1700年頃にクマシがその王都として建設された。…

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