How far is Kumasi from the sea?
Kumasi is inland, 176 km (109 miles) from the nearest coastline in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Central, Ghana.
To the coast
176 km
109 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
159 km
with Côte d'Ivoire
Setting
Inland
391st farthest from the sea of 861 cities
KumasiNearest point on the coast
How far are you from the sea?
Measure from where you are standing. On a phone this uses GPS, so the answer is for your exact spot, not the city centre.
Kumasi at a glance
- Coordinates
- 6.6885° N, 1.6244° W
- Region
- Ashanti, Ghana
- Distance to the coast
- 176 km (109 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 5.1945° N, 1.0909° W (Central, Ghana)
- Nearest land border
- 159 km (99 miles), with Côte d'Ivoire
- Among Ghana's cities
- The farthest from the sea of the 2 cities measured
Nearby cities and the coast
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Questions
How far is Kumasi from the sea?
Kumasi is inland, 176 km (109 miles) from the nearest coastline in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Central, Ghana.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 176 km (109 miles) is the straight-line distance from the city centre to the nearest point on the shore. The drive to a beach is longer, often much longer, and depends on the roads.
How far is Kumasi from the nearest border?
Kumasi is 159 km (99 miles) from the nearest land border, with Côte d'Ivoire, in a straight line.
Where in Kumasi is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (6.6885° N, 1.6244° W). A large city spreads out, so some neighbourhoods are closer to the sea than this and some farther. For an exact figure from where you are, use your own location.
Measured by MapGO on October 19, 2026 with the same coastline data as the distance to coastline calculator. All distances are straight lines over the Earth's surface.