Ejura

Ejura
Town and District Capital
Ejura Location of Ejura within Ashanti
Coordinates: 7°23′N 1°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 (UTC)

Ejura is a town and the capital of Ejura/Sekyedumase, a district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Ejura has settlement population of 70,807 people.^[1] 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.^[2] Ejura is connected by highways with the towns of Mampong, Yeji and Techiman.^[2] Ejura is home to the Digya National Park / Kujani Game Reserve.^[2]

References

1 2 "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com.
1 2 3 "Ejura-Sekyedumase".

Districts and Capitals of the Ashanti Region of Ghana

Metropolitan	Kumasi Metropolitan (Capital: Kumasi)

Municipal	Asante Akim North Municipal (Capital: Konongo-Odumase) Bekwai Municipal (Capital: Bekwai) Ejisu-Juaben Municipal (Capital: Ejisu) Mampong Municipal (Capital: Mampong) Obuasi Municipal (Capital: Obuasi) Offinso Municipal (Capital: Offinso)

District	Adansi North (Capital: Fomena) Adansi South (Capital: New Edubiase) Afigya-Kwabre (Capital: Kodie) Ahafo Ano North (Capital: Tepa) Ahafo Ano South (Capital: Mankranso) Amansie Central (Capital: Jacobu) Amansie West (Capital: Manso Nkwanta) Asante Akim South (Capital: Juaso) Atwima Kwanwoma (Capital: Ofoase-Kokoben) Atwima Mponua (Capital: Nyinahin) Atwima Nwabiagya (Capital: Nkawie) Bosome Freho (Capital: Asiwa) Bosomtwe (Capital: Kuntanase) Ejura/Sekyedumase (Capital: Ejura) Kwabre (Capital: Mamponteng) Offinso North (Capital: Akomadan) Sekyere Afram Plains (Capital: Kumawu) Sekyere Central (Capital: Nsuta) Sekyere East (Capital: Effiduase) Sekyere South (Capital: Agona)

Cities and towns of Ghana by population

2,000,000+	Kumasi (Ashanti) Accra (Greater Accra)

1,000,000+	Sekondi-Takoradi (Western) Tamale (Northern)

800,000+	Sunyani (Brong-Ahafo) Cape Coast (Central) Obuasi (Ashanti) Koforidua (Eastern)

100,000+	Tema (Greater Accra) Techiman (Brong-Ahafo) Ashiaman (Greater Accra) Teshie (Greater Accra) Madina (Greater Accra) Wa (Upper West)

80,000+	Ho (Volta) Nungua (Greater Accra) Lashibi (Greater Accra) Dome (Greater Accra) Gbawe (Greater Accra) Kasoa (Central)

60,000+	Ejura (Ashanti) Taifa (Greater Accra) Bawku (Upper East) Aflao (Volta) Agona Swedru (Central) Bolgatanga (Upper East) Tafo (Ashanti) Berekum (Brong-Ahafo) Nkawkaw (Eastern) Akim Oda (Eastern) Winneba (Central)

40,000+	Hohoe (Volta) Yendi (Northern) Suhum (Eastern) Kintampo (Brong-Ahafo) Adenta East (Greater Accra) Nsawam (Eastern) Mampong (Ashanti) Konongo (Ashanti)

20,000+	Asamankese (Eastern) Wenchi (Brong-Ahafo) Savelugu (Northern) Agogo (Ashanti) Anloga (Volta) Prestea (Western) Effiakuma (Western) Tarkwa (Western) Elmina (Central) Dunkwa-on-Offin (Central) Begoro (Eastern) Kpandu (Volta) Navrongo (Upper East) Axim (Western) Apam (Central) Salaga (Northern) Saltpond (Central) Akwatia (Eastern) Shama (Western) Keta (Volta) Nyakrom (Central) Bibiani (Western) Somanya (Eastern) Assin Foso (Central)

5,000+	Aburi (Eastern) Mumford (Central) Bechem (Brong-Ahafo) Duayaw Nkwanta (Brong-Ahafo) Kade (Eastern) Anomabu (Central) Akropong (Eastern) Kete Krachi (Volta) Kibi (Eastern) Kpandae (Northern) Mpraeso (Eastern) Akim Swedru (Eastern) Aboso (Western) Bekwai (Ashanti)

Regional capitals in bold Kumasi Accra Sekondi-Takoradi Tamale Sunyani Cape Coast Koforidua Wa Ho Bolgatanga Administrative Divisions of Ghana Regions of Ghana Districts of Ghana Parliament Constituencies of Ghana Settlements in Ghana

Coordinates: 7°23′N 1°22′W / 7.383°N 1.367°W / 7.383; -1.367

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