Ejisu

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Ejisu
Municipal Capital
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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 Flag of Ashanti.svg  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]

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Ejisu Roundabout

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