Ejisu
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Ejisu | |
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Municipal Capital | |
 Ejisu Besease traditional shrine | |
_location_map.png)  Ejisu Location of Ejisu in Ashanti | |
| Coordinates: 6°42′53.91″N 1°30′40.25″W / 6.7149750°N 1.5111806°W | |
| City-State |  Ashanti |
| Municipality | Ejisu Municipal Assembly |
| Elevation | 879 ft (268 m) |
| Population | |
| • Ethnicity | Ashanti people |
| • Nationality | Ashanti |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
Ejisu is a city in Kumasi located along the Kumasi-Accra highway about 20 km from Kumasi.[1] It is the capital of Ejisu Municipal Assembly, a municipality of the Ashanti Region, Ghana.[2][3] This municipal is one of the 30 administrative and political Districts in the Ashanti Region of Ghana and it was established by Legislative Instrument (L.I) 1890.[4] In 2020, the Nkosuohene of Ejisu was Nana Kofi Poku.[5] In 2022, the Chief of Ejisu was Nana Afrane Okese.[6] As of 2024, the Municipal Chief Executive of the town was Mr Samuel Oduro Frimpong.[7]
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