Juaben
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Coordinates: 6°49′N 1°26′W / 6.817°N 1.433°WCoordinates: 6°49′N 1°26′W / 6.817°N 1.433°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Ashanti Region |
District | -Juaben Municipal |
Elevation | 1,066 ft (325 m) |
Time zone | GMT |
• Summer (DST) | GMT |
Juaben is a small town in the Ejisu-Juaben Municipal District, a district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[1]
Geography[]
Location[]
The town is close to the Ejisu-Juaben Municipal district's capital, Ejisu.[1] Its geographical coordinates are 6° 49' 0" North, 1° 26' 0" West.[2]
Education[]
Juaben is known for the Juaben Secondary School.[3][4] The school is a second cycle institution.[5]
Agriculture[]
Three types of soil are predominantly found in the area which support cash crops such as cocoa, coffee, oil palm and citrus; dry season vegetables such as sweet potatoes, sugarcane and rice; and annual and semi-perennial crops such as plantain, cocoyam and bananas.[6]
Cocoa farming in Nkyerepoaso, in Juaben municipality.
Healthcare[]
The Juaben Hospital is the town's primary healthcare institution.[1]
Sport[]
A large number of residents in the town are supporters of the English professional football club, inspired by the childhood support of resident Owusu Boakye Amando. Aston Villa F.C.[7]
References[]
- ^ a b c Ejisu-Juaben Municipal District Archived 2012-06-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Juaben Map | Ghana Google Satellite Maps".
- ^ "Educational Institutions". www.centralregion.gov.gh. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ "References » Schools/Colleges". www.modernghana.com. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ "List of Secondary Schools in Ghana". www.ghanaschoolsnet.com/. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ "New-Juaben Municipal: Soils". Republic of Guana, Ministry of Food and Agriculture. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ Husband, Ben (2019-11-13). "Aston Villa are a big deal - and this brilliant story proves it". birminghammail. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
- Populated places in the Ashanti Region
- Ashanti Region
- Ashanti Region geography stubs