Bobiri Forest Reserve and Butterfly Sanctuary is an

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center in

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and the only

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sanctuary in

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. It has about 400 species of butterflies. It is located on the main

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Kumasi Kumasi (historically spelled Comassie or Coomassie, usually spelled Kumase in Twi) is a city in the Ashanti Region, and is among the largest metropolitan areas in Ghana. Kumasi is located in a rain forest region near Lake Bosomtwe, and is the ...

Highway at the village of Kubease, about from

. It is also about 25 minutes drive from the

KNUST , mottoeng = The knot of wisdom is untied only by the wise , established = 1952;

. It is enclosed by six communities, these are Krofrom, Kubease, Ndobom, Koforidua, Nkwankwaduam and Tsteteseakasum. Bobiri forest also serves as a research reserve and has one of the highest butterfly counts with different species in Ghana. It was created in 1931 and has an area of .

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Ashanti Region Protected areas established in 1931 Protected areas of Ghana Insectariums {{AshantiRegion-geo-stub