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Ejisu

Ejisu is a city in Kumasi located along the Kumasi-Accra highway about 20 km from Kumasi. It is the capital of Ejisu Municipal Assembly, a municipality of the Ashanti Region, Ghana. This municipal is one of the 30 administrative and political Districts in the Ashanti Region of Ghana and it was established by Legislative Instrument (L.I) 1890. In 2020, the Nkosuohene of Ejisu was Nana Kofi Poku. In 2022, the Chief of Ejisu was Nana Afrane Okese. As of 2024, the Municipal Chief Executive of the town was Mr Samuel Oduro Frimpong.

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Ejisu
Municipal Capital
Ejisu Besease traditional shrine
Ejisu Besease traditional shrine
Ejisu
Location of Ejisu in Ashanti
Coordinates: 6°42′53.91″N 1°30′40.25″W / 6.7149750°N 1.5111806°W / 6.7149750; -1.5111806
City-State Ashanti
MunicipalityEjisu Municipal Assembly
Elevation
879 ft (268 m)
Population
 • Ethnicity
Ashanti people
 • Nationality
Ashanti
Time zoneGreenwich Mean Time
 • Summer (DST)GMT

Ejisu is a city in Kumasi located along the Kumasi-Accra highway about 20 km from Kumasi.1 It is the capital of Ejisu Municipal Assembly, a municipality of the Ashanti Region, Ghana.23 This municipal is one of the 30 administrative and political Districts in the Ashanti Region of Ghana and it was established by Legislative Instrument (L.I) 1890.4 In 2020, the Nkosuohene of Ejisu was Nana Kofi Poku.5 In 2022, the Chief of Ejisu was Nana Afrane Okese.6 As of 2024, the Municipal Chief Executive of the town was Mr Samuel Oduro Frimpong.7

Education

Ejisu Roundabout source ↗
References

References

  1. "Ejisu-Juaben". mofa.gov.gh. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  2. "Home - MLGRD". www.mlgrd.gov.gh. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  3. "Ejisu MP engages 100 youth in aquaculture". Daily Graphic. Accra, Ghana. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  4. Ejisu Municipal Assembly infosite, ejisu.ghanadistricts.gov.gh; accessed 12 March 2017.
  5. "Ejisu SHTS Assistant Head who locked up students cited in another video depicting maltreatment - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  6. "Municipal Assembly staff clash with workers constructing wall for Ejisu SHTS - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  7. "Ejisu Municipal Assembly working to restore academic activities at Ejisu SHTS". Modern Ghana. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  8. "Ejisu SHTS students displaced after rainstorm ripped off roof of boys dormitory". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  9. "150 students displaced as rainstorm rips off dormitory at Ejisu Secondary Technical School". GhanaWeb. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  10. "Heavy rains displace students in Ashanti Region - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.

6°42′53.91″N 1°30′40.25″W / 6.7149750°N 1.5111806°W / 6.7149750; -1.5111806