Ejisu

Ejisu
Municipal Capital
Ejisu is located in Ashanti
Ejisu
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 Greater 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.[2][3] 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]

  1. ^ "Ejisu-Juaben". mofa.gov.gh. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  2. ^ "Home - MLGRD". www.mlgrd.gov.gh. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  3. ^ "Ejisu MP engages 100 youth in aquaculture". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  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. 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  6. ^ "Municipal Assembly staff clash with workers constructing wall for Ejisu SHTS - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com. 2022-02-03. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  7. ^ "Ejisu Municipal Assembly working to restore academic activities at Ejisu SHTS". Modern Ghana. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.