Juaben
Juaben is a small town in the Ejisu-Juaben Municipal District, a district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[1]
Juaben | |
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  Juaben | |
| Coordinates: 6°49′N 1°26′W | |
| Country |  Ghana |
| Region | Ashanti Region |
| District | -Juaben Municipal |
| Elevation | 1,066 ft (325 m) |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
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 Aston Villa F.C.[7]
References
- Ejisu-Juaben Municipal District Archived 2012-06-22 at the Wayback Machine
- http://www.maplandia.com/ghana/ashanti/juaben/juaben/
- "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.