Ejisu

Ejisu
Municipal Capital
Ejisu Location of Ejisu in Ashanti
Coordinates: 6°42′53.91″N1°30′40.25″W / 6.7149750°N 1.5111806°W / 6.7149750; -1.5111806
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

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]

Education

• Ejisu Senior High Technical School
• Ejisuman Senior High School
• Ejisu Experimental Basic School ^[8]
• Ejisu Krapa M/A Basic School and JHS ^{[9] [10]}

Ejisu Roundabout

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". Graphic Online. 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″N1°30′40.25″W / 6.7149750°N 1.5111806°W / 6.7149750; -1.5111806