Ejisu-Juaben Municipal District

The Ejisu - Juaben District is one of 138 districts in Ghana. It is located in the center of the country in the Ashanti region and there one of 21 regional districts. The Ejisu - Juaben District borders on the districts of Asante Akim North, Asante Akim South, Kwabre, Sekyere East, East Amasie, Botsomtwe / Atwima / Kwamhuma and Kumasi Metropolitan. Chief Executive of the 678 km ² large district with about 144 272 inhabitants, Yaw Ahenkra Afrifa based in the district capital Ejisu.

Geography

The average temperatures range from 20 degrees Celsius in August and 32 degrees Celsius in March. The district is located in the humid forest zone and is predominantly covered with rain forest. Many of the trees are prized hardwoods for export.

Due to heavy rains during the rainy season from July to August and March-April, reaching a annual rainfall between 1200 mm and 1500 mm, a part of the district of niederschlagsbedinger erosion are affected. Especially in the places Besease, Kokobra, Kwaso and Ejisu had this already visible effects. The decline of the forest and the extensification of agriculture have made some parts of the district are prone to erosion damage.

Population

The population in the district is made up to 86 percent of the Akan peoples. Three percent of the district population are Ewe, Ga 1 percent and 9.3 percent are peoples from the north of Ghana. 87 percent of the population are Christians, 9.7 percent are Muslims, 1.7 percent follow traditional religions and 1.7 per cent belong to another or no religion.

Two Paramount Chiefs ( high chiefs ) to date have great influence on the local level. A Paramount Chief is the chief of Ejisu, the Ejisumanhene, another is the chief of Juaben, the Juabenmanhene. In Juaben is traditionally the Tuesday of the " taboo " day on which the work rests in Ejisu Sunday is " taboo " tag.

Well-known traditional festivals in the district are Akwasidea, Awukudae and Fofie. In recognition of the great Queen Yaa Asantewaa of the traditional Ashanti was celebrated in August 2006, Yaa Asantewaa Festival for the first time. This festival will be held in each of the first week of August now every two years.

2005 lived in Ejisu - Juaben District 120 869 people, of which 63 456 women ( 52.5 percent) and 57 413 men ( 47.5 percent). In 1960 lived with only 44.0 percent of the population, only 21,264 women and 27 064 men with 56 percent in the district, in total there were about 48 328 inhabitants in that year. 2006 there were 144 272 people in the district.

The population is 50.2 percent of men and 49.8 percent of women. In the age group between 15 and 64 years are 58.5 percent of the population. Under 15 years old are 38.5 percent of the population, only 3 percent have attained an age of over 65 years. Another statement shows 100 people from the working age group 70 dependent children or Old opposite.

Of the various methods of family planning have 91.7 percent of the population note further 8.3 percent use traditional methods or operate any family planning. This situation is due to 44 percent on the use of health care workers and 56 percent on education from the media. 92.1 percent of the population living in monogamous relationships, 7.1 percent in polygamous family structures.

Of the 84 settlements in the district 69.82 per cent are classed as rural settlements with less than 5000 inhabitants. Only the five places Ejisu, Juaben, Bonwire, Fumesua and Kwamo count with more than 5,000 inhabitants as urban settlements. In these five settlements live 30.18 percent of the district population, alone in the district capital Ejisu live 9.2 percent. 65 settlements have a population of about 400 people.

Economy

The main economic activity in the district is agriculture, followed by the services sector and industry. In the population, the unemployment rate of 62.5 percent is almost twice as high as the unemployment among men with 37.5 percent. From the population pay 78.4 percent of the working population taxes. Of the 63.9 percent of taxpayers contact less than 100,000 cedis on for the tax. Overall, 32 percent of taxpayers spend 101000-200000 Cedis, 4.1 percent pay more than 200,000 cedis.

Agriculture

As in almost all districts of the Ashanti Region of Ghana and the Ejisu - Juaben District is economically dominated by agriculture. 55.6 percent of the labor force working in this field. Of all farmers use 87.2 percent of farmland in Ejisu - Juaben District, the remaining 12.8 per cent cultivate land in neighboring districts.

Of all the companies build 94.1 percent only crops at, 5.9 percent are mixed farms with arable and livestock farming, no operation will only hold cattle. The farms are mainly subsistence economies, so plants for self catering. Main crops are corn, plantains, cassava, yam and vegetables. In addition to selling cocoa and palm oil are grown.

Of all Feldfrüchtbetrieben build 90.1 percent to various products, only 9.9 percent are monocultures. 48.5 percent of the companies use the field crop rotation than traditional cultivation method. This method is becoming increasingly ineffective due to the growing population. Already 45.5 percent of businesses are happy to leave the field change for the regeneration of the soil. This carries the risk of depletion of soils. Another 6 percent of farmers operate Fruchtwechel in the fields.

The cultivated farmland is 54.4 percent owned by the family, which is owned by a family member and leased or made available. 28.8 percent cultivate their own land, 16.5 percent have been leasing land from third parties.

Service

In the district work 23.8 percent of the workforce. 83.4 percent of workers in the service sector are retailers, 13.4 percent are wholesalers. Of all the services beschäften 91.7 percent are workers and employees, 8.3 percent are self-employed.

Industry and crafts

In industry, 8 percent of all employees work. 73.7 percent of businesses depend on material supplies from other districts. The remaining 26.3 percent of their raw materials from the district.

The wood processing industry is the largest industrial sector with 42.1 percent. In the traditional Kente weaving 36.8 percent of the companies are located. 21.1 percent of the population is employed in the industrial sector in the metal working industry. 83.5 percent of the industrial enterprises use electrical energy for the production process, only 16.5 percent use petrol or diesel.

Education

In 2005, there were Ejisu - Juaben District 122 kindergartens and crèches. 76 of these were public institutions, 46 private. Throughout the District 134 elementary schools, 88 public and 46 private schools were opened. In primary schools, 2005 558 teachers were employed, of which 515 can show a job -related training.

77 Junior Secondary School ( JSS ) are active in the district, of which 56 are operated publicly and 21 privately. In the JSS approximately 8000 students of 411 trained and 21 non-professional teachers are taught. Another six Senior Secondary Schools ( 5 public and private ) are active in the district.

72.3 percent of the population can read and write. 57.3 percent of the population have visited the JSS or a higher school.

Health

By polluted water people are infected with diseases such as typhoid, cholera, worms or schistosomiasis in Ejisu - Juaben District still. 58.2 percent of the returnees from polluted water diseases are typhoid, schistosomiasis, 31.6 percent, 2.5 percent of Guinea worm, 6.3 percent and 1.3 percent cholera skin diseases.

Infrastructure

The population is supplied to 38.7 percent with tap water. 31 percent take water from springs and wells, 0.3 percent from rivers and 30 percent from boreholes. 83 percent of people use the water from the respective water supply facilities without further purification. Of the remaining 17 percent say that 37.5 percent of the water simply by heating to, filter 18.8 percent water, 37.5 percent use chlorine and 6.3 percent heat the water after they have filtered it.

The population is mainly supplied in the sanitary area by public toilets.

The most important source of energy in the district applies firewood. 48.5 percent of people use wood to prepare their own meals, 0.7 percent use electricity, gas 13.7 percent and 37.1 percent charcoal. Average must be returned to the purchase of used daily energy carrier 2.12 km.

The main light source in Ejisu - Juaben is electric light. 69.2 percent of people use electricity and therefore have always access to the electric transmission grid. Kerosene lamps are used by 30.4 percent, from 0.3 percent candles.

Constituencies

The district Ejisu - Juaben forms a constituency of the same name. In this won in the parliamentary elections of 2004 Akwasi Osei Adjei - for the New Patriotic Party (NPP ) the seat in the Ghanaian parliament.

Important towns

• Ejisu
• Kwamo
• Bonwire
• Fumesua
• Besease
• Onwi
• Kwaso

• Adumasa
• Nobewam
• Achiase
• Asotwe
• Donyina
• Essienimpong
• Achinakrom

• Bomfa
• New Koforidua
• Tikrom
• Apromase
• Akyawkrom