Jacobu

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Jacobu
District Capital
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Jacobu
Location in Ghana
Coordinates: 6°21′N1°40′W / 6.350°N 1.667°W / 6.350; -1.667
Country Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
Region Ashanti Region
District Amansie Central District
Elevation
643 ft (196 m)
Websitewww.amansiecentral.gov.gh

Jacobu is the capital town of Amansie Central, a district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It is near Bekwai, the capital of the Bekwai Municipal. Jacobu and its neighbouring towns form the Odotobri paramountcy.

The current chief of Jacobu is Nana Fosu Kwadjobri. Jacobu is rich in resources including gold and timber, and also exports most Ghanaian foodstuffs, as the people are farmers. [1] The town is known for the Jacobu Secondary Technical School, [2] [3] which is a second cycle institution. [4]

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References

  1. Touring Ghana - Ashanti Region Archived June 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Educational Institutions". www.centralregion.gov.gh. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  3. "References » Schools/Colleges". www.modernghana.com. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  4. "List of Secondary Schools in Ghana". www.ghanaschoolsnet.com/. Retrieved 12 August 2011.

6°21′N1°40′W / 6.350°N 1.667°W / 6.350; -1.667