Kasoa is a peri-urban town in the Awutu Senya East Municipal District of the Central region of Ghana.

Kasoa has territory in 1 of the 20 Metropolitan, Municipalities and Districts (MMADs) in the Central Region of Ghana: Awutu Senya East Municipal Assembly (ASEMA). It is the largest and fastest growing town and municipality. The city is situated along the Accra-Cape Coast Road and, approximately 36 kilometres (22 mi), by road, west of Kotoka International Airport, the International Airport that serves Ghana's capital city of Accra. approximately 28 kilometres (17 mi), by road, west of the central business district of the city of Accra. The coordinates of the town are:05 31 12N, 00 28 48W (Latitude:5.5200; Longitude:-0.4800).

The average elevation of Kasoa is 75 m above sea level.

Kasoa experiences a five-month dry season lasting from November through March. During the dry season, the northeast trade winds are prominent. The dry season is followed by a seven-month rainy season that lasts from April through October. During this rainy season, the southwest monsoon winds are most common. The rainy season is usually characterized by flooding, low crop yield, and financial strain for a large portion of Kasoa's population.

Awutu Ofaakor are the indigenous to Kasoa currently Odupong. Awutu, Akan and English are the most commonly spoken languages. Kasoa is traditionally home to the Awutu tribe who belong to the guan ethnic group. Today, it is home to other ethnic groups such as Hausas, Gas, Akans, Ewes, Walas/Dagartis, Moshies, Basares and other smaller tribes. As of 2010, Kasoa's population was estimated to be 370,384 people. Ghana has experienced rapid population growth in the past three decades. The population growth directly affects Kasoa, and other peri-urban areas. Kasoa is reported to be one of the fastest-growing communities in West Africa.

This growth is revealed by an examination and comparison of Kasoa's population in 1970, 1984, 2000, and 2010. In 1970, Kasoa had a population of 863. In 1984 the population was 2,597. In 2000 the population was 34,719. In 2010 the population grew to 69,384. Clearly, there has been an increase in the population size over the past 40 years. Comparing the change in population between the aforementioned dates proves the fact that the population is increasing at an increasing rate. From 1970 to 1984 the population increased by 1,734 people. Between 1984 and 2000, the population increased by 32,122 people. Lastly, from 2000 to 2010, the population increased by 34,665. The net population growth between 1970 and 2010 is 68,521. This means that in the past 40 years, Kasoa has multiplied by more than 79 times what it was in 1970. This close consideration of the population reported by the National Analytical Report quantitatively indicates just how fast the population of Kasoa has been and is continuing to grow. Approximately 4 decades ago, Kasoa was a rural community; it is now very rapidly urbanizing.

Since 2000, the “spill-over effect” of the growing population of the Accra-Tema metropolitan area into smaller towns around the edges has contributed greatly to the rapid increase in the populations of towns, like Kasoa. Challenges associated with living in the overly crowded urban centers such as transportation and safe/affordable housing have influenced individuals working in the Urban centers to have their place of residence be in a nearby settlements—often peri-urban areas like Kasoa—and commute into the urban center for work.

The population growth of Kasoa and its repercussions can be understood as the result of urban sprawl. Rural-Urban migration due to diminished economic opportunities in rural Ghana and migration to Accra has led to a huge urban sprawl, which is the spreading of an urban population into surrounding areas such as peri-urban Kasoa. This sprawl has had very specific and identifiable effects on Kasoa, due to the fact that the growth was spontaneous and unplanned. This spontaneous growth imposed a large number of inhabitants on a town that did not have the infrastructure nor the established planning. Subsequently, the original name, Eshaapa has been subsumed by Kasoa, a name bestowed by migrant settlers who have dominated the population. Kasoa is finding ways to cope with issues that have arisen from the combination of a rapidly increasing population and infrastructure that was intended for a much smaller population size.