Ejura Sekyedumase Municipal Assembly
- Name of MMDA: Ejura Sekyedumase Municipal Assembly
- Region: Ashanti Region
- Type of Assembly: Municipal
- Capital: Ejura
- Year Established: 1988 (Elevated to Municipality in 2008 by L.I. 1908)
The Ejura Sekyedumase Municipal is one of the 261 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Ghana, and forms part of the 43 of MMDAs in the Ashanti Region with Ejura as its administrative capital.
The Ejura-Sekyedumase District was carved out of the former Sekyere and Offinso Districts by a Legislative Instrument (L.I1400) in 1998 and was upgraded to a Municipal status by L.I 2098 in 2012.
The Ejura Sekyedumase Municipality is located in the Northern part of the Ashanti Region lies within Longitudes 1°5’ W and 1°39’W and Latitudes 7°9’N and 7°36’ N. It has a large land area of about 1340.1 square kilometers and constitutes about 7.3 percent of the region’s total land area.
The Municipality shares boundaries with Atebubu Amantin Municipal to the northwest, Mampong Municipality to the east, Sekyere South District to the south and the Offinso Municipality to the west.
The population of the Municipality according to the 2021 Population and Housing Census stands at 137,672 with 68,551 males and 69,121 females.
- Total Land Area (sq. km): Approximately 1,782.2
- Population (2021 Census): 137,672
- Major Towns/Communities: Ejura, Sekyedumase, Anyinasu, Hiawoanwu, Dromankuma, Aframso, Babaso.
- Boundaries:
- North – Atebubu-Amantin District (Bono East Region)
- South – Sekyere South District
- East – Nkoranza South Municipality (Bono East Region)
- West – Offinso North District
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- Municipal Chief Executive (MCE): Hon. Rafiu Adam Seidu
- Presiding Member: [To be updated]
- Assembly Structure:
- 43 Electoral Areas
- Area Councils including Ejura, Sekyedumase, Anyinasu, Aframso
- Sub-Committees: Finance & Administration, Development Planning, Social Services, Works, Justice & Security, Agriculture, Youth & Sports.
- Assembly Membership: Elected members, government appointees, the MCE, and the Member of Parliament.
- Key Sectors of Focus: Agriculture, Mining, Education, Health, Roads & Infrastructure, Water & Sanitation.
- Flagship Projects & Programmes:
- Cocoa and oil palm cultivation support
- Planting for Food and Jobs
- Rehabilitation of feeder roads linking farms to markets
- Upgrading of schools and health facilities
- Rural electrification projects
- SDGs Alignment: Aligned with SDGs 1 (No Poverty), 2 (Zero Hunger), 3 (Good Health), 4 (Quality Education), 6 (Clean Water & Sanitation), and 8 (Decent Work).
- Main Economic Activities: Farming (maize, yam, cassava, cowpea, vegetables, groundnuts, rice), livestock rearing (cattle, goats, sheep), trading, and services.
- Key Investment Opportunities:
- Large-scale commercial farming and agro-processing
- Livestock and poultry production
- Agro-based industries (maize and rice milling, cassava processing)
- Irrigation and mechanisation services
- Business Support Services: Business Advisory Centre (BAC), financial institutions, farmer-based organisations, cooperatives, and microfinance institutions.
- Health Facilities: Municipal hospital, health centres, CHPS compounds, and private clinics.
- Educational Institutions: Over 200 basic schools, senior high schools (Ejura SHS, Sekyedumase SHS), vocational/technical schools.
- Road Network Condition: Major highways in good condition, but most feeder roads to farming communities are poor and require upgrading.
- Water & Sanitation Coverage: Boreholes, mechanised water supply systems, and rural water schemes; sanitation remains a challenge in some rural areas.
- Electricity Coverage: Majority of communities connected to the national grid.
- Natural Resources: Fertile soils for agriculture, forests, and water bodies.
- Waste Management Systems: Managed by the Assembly with support from Zoomlion Ghana Limited; communal containers and door-to-door collection in urban areas.
- Climate Adaptation Efforts: Promotion of climate-smart agriculture, tree planting, soil conservation, and irrigation.
- Environmental Challenges: Bushfires, deforestation, soil erosion, poor waste disposal practices.
- Public Engagement Strategies: Community durbars, town hall meetings, participatory budgeting, stakeholder consultations.
- Youth & Women Inclusion Mechanisms: Gender Desk, youth empowerment programmes, women in agriculture support, livelihood empowerment initiatives.
| 1. | DROMANKUMA |
| 2. | BONYON |
| 3. | HIAWOANWO |
| 4. | NKWANTA |
| 5. | BABASO-BOMPA |
| 6. | ATTA KURA |
| 7. | NOKWARIASA |
| 8. | KASIM |
| 9. | ADIEMBRA |
| 10. | AMENAMU |
| 11. | MIMINASO |
| 12. | NYAMEBEKYERE |
| 13. | KASEI |
| 14. | MASUO |
| 15. | SUNKWAYE/GHANA-AKURA |
| 16. | ASUOGYA GYANKAKA |
| 17. | KANTANKANI |
| 18. | ASUMANG |
| 19. | KYENKYENKURA |
| 20. | DAPAAFO |
| 21. | JUAHO |
| 22. | APIASO |
| 23. | SENSEMU |
| 24. | SEKYEDUMASE ZONGO |
| 25. | FRANTE |
| 26. | FRATE ZONGO |
| 27. | KOBIRITI |
| 28. | DROBONG |
| 29. | ANYINASU WEST |
| 30. | ANYINASU EAST |
| 31. | BEMI |
| 32. | AHENBOBOANO |
| 33. | COMMUNITY CENTRE |
| 34. | ABOTA |
| 35. | LOW COST |
| 36. | SABONLINE |
| 37. | MEMPEASEM |
| 38. | DAGOMBA-LINE |
| 39. | MARKET CENTER |
| 40. | AFRAMSO |
| 41. | TEACHERKROM |
| 42. | NKYENSIE |
| 43. | EBOUM |