New Juaben Municipal District is a former district that was located in
Eastern Region,
Ghana
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. Originally created as a municipal district assembly in 1988. However on 1 November 2017 (effective 15 March 2018), it was split out into two new municipal districts:
New Juaben South Municipal District (capital:
Koforidua
Koforidua, also popularly known as K-dua or Kofcity, is a city and the capital of Eastern Region in southern Ghana. Koforidua was founded in 1875 by migrants from Ashanti. It is also called New Juaben. The city has a settlement city proper pop ...
) and
New Juaben North Municipal District (capital:
Effiduase
Effiduase is a town and is the capital of Sekyere East, a district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The Effiduase is known for the Effiduase Secondary Commercial School now Effiduase Senior High School and effiduasi senior high technical school. ...
). The municipality was located in the central part of Eastern Region and had
Koforidua
Koforidua, also popularly known as K-dua or Kofcity, is a city and the capital of Eastern Region in southern Ghana. Koforidua was founded in 1875 by migrants from Ashanti. It is also called New Juaben. The city has a settlement city proper pop ...
as its capital town.
Geography
New Juaben Municipal District fell within Eastern Region of Ghana. New Juaben Municipality covered 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 th
'Obuo Tabri' Mountain which is considered sacred. Nearby is
Akosombo Dam
The Akosombo Dam, also known as the Volta Dam, is a hydroelectric dam on the Volta River in southeastern Ghana in the Akosombo gorge and part of the Volta River Authority. The construction of the dam flooded part of the Volta River Basin and led ...
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 District and Eastern Region.
Weather
New Juaben Municipal District had an annual rainfall ranging from 50 – 120 inches and 20 – 32 Celsius mean annual temperatures.
Boundaries
New Juaben Municipal District shared 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
References
External links
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Districts: New Juaben Municipal District
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Districts of the Eastern Region (Ghana)