Ejura

Ejura
Town and District Capital
Ejura Location of Ejura within Ashanti
Coordinates: 7°23′N1°22′W / 7.383°N 1.367°W / 7.383; -1.367
Sovereign state	Ghana
Region	Ashanti
District	Ejura/Sekyedumase District
Population  (2012)
• Total	70,807 [1]
	Ranked 24th in Ghana
Time zone	GMT
• Summer (DST)	GMT

Ejura is a town and the capital of Ejura/Sekyedumase, a district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. ^[2] Ejura has settlement population of over 130,000 people as of the 2021 population census conducted in Ghana. Ejura is the largest maize producing district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It is in the far north of the region, near the Afram River. ^[3] Ejura is connected by highways with the towns of Mampong, Yeji and Techiman. ^[3] Ejura is home to the Digya National Park / Kujani Game Reserve. ^[3]

Ejura people are also Ashanti people. They are living from agriculture. The traditional celebration of these people is Sikiyerene based on yam production. ^[4]

History

2021 shooting

Main article: Ejura Shooting, Ghana

On June 28, 2021, two people were shot and killed by the security personnel in Ejura and four others were injured during a demonstration which turned violent. ^[5]

Notable people

• Emmanuel Boakye born 1985 Ahodwo family Ejura footballer Ajax Amsterdam^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-11.
2. "Bright Philip Donkor: Ejura prison; The Church of Pentecost is a first class cooperate citizen - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
3. "Ejura-Sekyedumase".
4. "Ejura celebrates yam festival". www.mobile.ghanaweb.com.
5. "Ejura youth clash with security personnel, 2 dead". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2021-09-29.

7°23′N1°22′W / 7.383°N 1.367°W / 7.383; -1.367