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]
Ejisu | |
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Municipal Capital | |
_location_map.png)  Ejisu Location of Ejisu in Ashanti | |
| Coordinates: 6°42′53.91″N 1°30′40.25″W / 6.7149750°N 1.5111806°W | |
| City-State |  Ashanti |
| Municipality | Ejisu Municipal Assembly |
| Elevation | 879 ft (268 m) |
| Population | |
| • Ethnicity | Ashanti people |
| • Nationality | Ashanti |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
Education
edit- Ejisu Senior High Technical School
- Ejisuman Senior High School
- Ejisu Experimental Basic School[8]
- Ejisu Krapa M/A Basic School and JHS[9][10]
References
edit- ^ "Ejisu-Juaben". mofa.gov.gh. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
- ^ "Home - MLGRD". www.mlgrd.gov.gh. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
- ^ "Ejisu MP engages 100 youth in aquaculture". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
- ^ Ejisu Municipal Assembly infosite, ejisu.ghanadistricts.gov.gh; accessed 12 March 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Municipal Assembly staff clash with workers constructing wall for Ejisu SHTS - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com. 2022-02-03. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ "Ejisu Municipal Assembly working to restore academic activities at Ejisu SHTS". Modern Ghana. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Ejisu SHTS students displaced after rainstorm ripped off roof of boys dormitory". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2024-03-04. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ "150 students displaced as rainstorm rips off dormitory at Ejisu Secondary Technical School". GhanaWeb. 2024-03-04. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ "Heavy rains displace students in Ashanti Region - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com. 2024-03-03. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
6°42′53.91″N 1°30′40.25″W / 6.7149750°N 1.5111806°W