Map of Assin Foso, Ghana

Assin Foso is a city in Central, Ghana, with a population of about 37,230. It lies at 5.7000°N, 1.6500°W. Assin Foso is about 162 km (100 mi) west of Accra, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Dunkwa, 32 km to the northwest.

Assin Foso at a glance

Where is Assin Foso?

• The 8th largest city in Central on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 47 min on the shortest day to 12 h 27 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Assin Foso

• Dunkwa — 32 km northwest
• Obuase — 56 km north
• Tarkwa — 58 km southwest
• Prestea — 62 km southwest
• Elmina — 76 km southeast
• Akim Oda — 78 km east
• Cape Coast — 80 km southeast
• Mankesim — 85 km southeast
• Sekondi — 85 km south
• Sekondi-Takoradi — 87 km south

Largest cities in Central

• Cape Coast — 212,426
• Kasoa — 86,753
• Winneba — 71,288
• Buduburam — 63,217
• Swedru — 54,417
• Dunkwa — 42,737
• Mankesim — 41,541
• Elmina — 34,403

Largest cities in Ghana

• Kumasi — 2,544,530
• Accra — 1,963,264
• Tamale — 464,316
• Takoradi — 389,114
• Sekondi — 285,506
• Cape Coast — 212,426
• Atsiaman — 202,932
• Ashaiman — 190,972
• Obuase — 179,604
• Tema — 155,782

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.