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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

Ejura is a town and the capital of Ejura/Sekyedumase, a district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.^[2] 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.^[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]

History

2021 shooting

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.^[4] Ejura people are also ashanti people. They are living from agriculture. The traditional celebration of these people is Sikiyerene based on yam production.^[5]

References

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

v t e Districts and Capitals of the Ashanti Region of Ghana
Metropolitan (1)	Kumasi Metropolitan (Capital: Kumasi)
Municipal (18)	Ahafo Ano North Municipal (Capital: Tepa) Asante Akim North Municipal (Capital: Konongo-Odumase) Asante Akim South Municipal (Capital: Juaso) Asokore Mampong Municipal (Capital: Asokore Mampong) Asokwa Municipal (Capital: Asokwa) Atwima Nwabiagya Municipal (Capital: Nkawie) Bekwai Municipal (Capital: Bekwai) Ejisu-Juaben Municipal (Capital: Ejisu) Ejura/Sekyedumase Municipal (Capital: Ejura) Juaben Municipal (Capital: Juaben) Kwabre East Municipal (Capital: Mamponteng) Kwadaso Municipal (Capital: Kwadaso) Mampong Municipal (Capital: Mampong) Obuasi Municipal (Capital: Obuasi) Offinso Municipal (Capital: Offinso) Oforikrom Municipal (Capital: Oforikrom) Old Tafo Municipal (Capital: Tafo) Asokore Mampong Municipal (Capital: Suame)
Ordinary (24)	Adansi Asokwa (Capital: Adansi Asokwa) Adansi North (Capital: Fomena) Adansi South (Capital: New Edubiase) Afigya-Kwabre North (Capital: Boamang) Afigya-Kwabre South (Capital: Kodie) Ahafo Ano South East (Capital: Adugyama) Ahafo Ano South West (Capital: Mankranso) Akrofuom (Capital: Akrofuom) Amansie Central (Capital: Jacobu) Amansie South (Capital: Manso Adubia) Amansie West (Capital: Manso Nkwanta) Asante Akim North Municipal (Capital: Agogo) Atwima Kwanwoma (Capital: Twedie) Atwima Mponua (Capital: Nyinahin) Atwima Nwabiagya North (Capital: Barekese) Bosome Freho (Capital: Asiwa) Bosomtwe (Capital: Kuntanase) Obuasi East (Capital: Tutuka) Offinso North (Capital: Akomadan) Sekyere Afram Plains (Capital: Dobrosno) Sekyere Central (Capital: Nsuta) Sekyere East (Capital: Effiduase) Sekyere Kumawu (Capital: Kumawu) Sekyere South (Capital: Agona)

v t e Cities and towns of Ghana by population
2,000,000+	Kumasi (Ashanti) Accra (Greater Accra)	National Seal of Ghana Flag Map of Ghana
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) Ashaiman (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) Japekrom (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) Banda Ahenkro (Brong-Ahafo) 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

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

People from Ejura Emmanuel Boakye born 1985 Ahodwo family Ejura footballer Ajax Amsterdam

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