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Ejura is a town and the capital of Ejura/Sekyedumase, a district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. 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. Ejura is connected by highways with the towns of Mampong, Yeji and Techiman. Ejura is home to the Digya National Park / Kujani Game Reserve.

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Place details

Locality
Ejura
Region
Ashanti Region
Country
Ghana
Population
70,807
Timezone
Africa/Accra

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Ejura
Settlement.settlement_type
Town and District Capital
Settlement.imagesize
300px
Settlement.pushpin_map
Ashanti
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location of Ejura within Ashanti
Settlement.subdivision_type
Sovereign state
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Ejura/Sekyedumase District
Settlement.unit_pref
Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of
2012
Settlement.population_note
Ranked 24th in Ghana
Settlement.population_total
70,807
Settlement.timezone
GMT
Settlement.timezone_DST
GMT

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • History
  • 2021 shooting
  • Notable people
  • References

Ejura is a town and the capital of Ejura/Sekyedumase, a district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. 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. Ejura is connected by highways with the towns of Mampong, Yeji and Techiman. Ejura is home to the Digya National Park / Kujani Game Reserve.

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

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ejura” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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