| Jasikan | |
|---|---|
| — District capital — | |
|
Jasikan
|
|
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Ghana |
| Region | Volta Region |
| District | Jasikan District |
| Government | |
| • Body | District Assembly |
| • District Chief Executive | Nana Barima Kumessy-Bonsy II |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,355 km2 (523.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 220 m (722 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 110,452 |
| • Density | 81.5/km2 (211.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | GMT |
| ISO 3166 code | GH-TV-JA |
Jasikan is a town in the Jasikan District of the Volta Region of Ghana. It is the capital of the Jasikan District and lies 260 kilometres north-east of Accra, the capital of Ghana.[1] Jasikan was the only urban area in the district around 1970. Since the 1984 populations census however, it has been one out of three urban centres.[2]
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||