New Juaben Municipal District

New-Juaben Municipal District
District
Highway in Koforidua
Seal
Eastern Region districts
Region	Eastern Region
Capital	Koforidua
Government
• Type	Municipal District Assembly
• District Executive	Kwasi Adjei-Boateng
Area
• Total	110 km2 (40 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)	GMT

The New-Juaben Municipal District is one of the twenty-one (21) districts of the Eastern Region of south Ghana. The capital and Eastern Region capital lies at Koforidua.

Geography

The New Juaben Municipality falls within Eastern Region of Ghana. The New Juaben Municipality covers an estimated area of 110 square kilometers constituting 0.57% of the total land area of Eastern Region.

A predominant natural feature in Koforidua is the 'Obuo Tabri' Mountain, which is considered sacred. Nearby is Akosombo Dam which holds Lake Volta, the world's largest man-made lake. Waterfalls in the area such as Akan Falls and Boti Falls and the Umbrella Rock attract tourists to New-Juaben Municipal and Eastern Region.

Weather

New-Juaben Municipal has an annual rainfall ranging from 50 – 120 inches and 20 – 32 Celsius mean annual temperatures.

Boundaries

The New-Juaben Municipality shares boundaries with East-Akim Municipality to the northeast, Akuapim North District to the east and south and Suhum Kraboa Coaltar District to the west.

List of settlements

Settlements of New-Juaben Municipal District
No.	Settlement	Population	Population year
1	Abotanso
2	Adom Ponsu Boampong
3	Akwadum
4	effiduase
5	Asikasu Asuogya
6	Asokore
7	Betom
8	Dansuagya
9	Densu Dam Site
10	Effiduase
11	Jumapo
12	Ketenkye
13	Kofikrom
14	Koforidua	130,810	2013
15	Koforidua-Ada
16	Koforidua Korle Kwanta
17	Mpaem
18	Nyerede Okper
19	Nyerede Trom
20	Oyoko
21	Srodae
22	Suhyen
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References

• "New-Juaben Municipal". Statoids.
• Districts: New-Juaben Municipal