Town Profile
Topography & Drainage
The Municipality’s topography is dominated mainly by a physical configuration which is extended within 140 and 300 meters above sea level. However, a few hills are found in the district which include; Kwasi Mahu Hills (1,350 metres), Ejurachem Scarp (1,000 metres) and Dente Scarp. Also a greater part of the Municipality’s Forest Reserve is a scarp.
The Municipality is dissected and well drained by a number of rivers, streams and their tributaries. The drainage is dendritic in nature and has a west-east and northwest-southeast directional flow. Major rivers include; Afram, Akobaa, Chirade, Bresua whilst minor ones include Aberewa, Yaya and Baba.
Vegetation
The vegetation of the Municipality is to a large extent dictated by the topography and climatic condition of the area. The northern part is covered with sparse derived deciduous forest vegetation.
The growth of the Savannah vegetation in the northern part of the Municipality is largely attributable to the practice of shifting cultivation and bush fallow system of farming methods.
The climatic conditions together with the topography offer favorable conditions for the cultivation of food crops. Also the derived form of Savannah vegetation at the northern part of the Municipality supports the cultivation of cereals.
Natural Resources
The Municipality also has its Stone deposits located in Dukukrom, Bonyon and Kropo whiles its Gravel deposits are also found in and around Nkwanta, Miminaso, Drobon, Kyenkyenkura, Babaso, Bemi, Ejura, Frante and Adiembra.
Ejura-Sekyedumase is endowed with a great number of natural resources including gold, stone, gravel and sand. The Clay deposits in the Municipality are found around Frante, Aframso, Nkwanta, Dukukrom, Teacherkrom and Kwaseakan.
Our Sand deposits are found around Ejura, Frante, Nkwanta and Bonyon. Besides all these resources, there is a vast land of forest reserves with a number of wildlife species.
Economy
Agriculture is the leading sector in terms of employment and income generation. It serves as the main source of livelihood for most people in our Municipality. The Agriculture sector of the Municipality includes both crop production and livestock rearing. Several types of crops are cultivated in the Municipality.
Prominent among them are maize, yam, beans, rice, plantain, cassava and groundnuts, to mention but a few. Crops grown are mostly for subsistence purposes. However, crops such as maize, beans and watermelon are cultivated mainly for commercial purpose
The service sector is the most developed sector of the Municipality in terms of economic activities. The types of services provided in the Municipality include Petty Trading, Hair Dressing/Tailoring, Driving, Communication Services, Clerical Work and Pharmaceutical Services.
Petty Trading and Hairdressing/Tailoring outnumber the rest of the service activities in the Municipality.
The main types of industries in the Municipality are manufacturing and agro-based industries. The agro-based industry comprises palm oil production, rice, corn and flour milling, and mushroom cultivation.
The manufacturing industries include saw milling, carpentry, bakery, pottery and blacksmithing.
The Municipality has some sites of historic and aesthetic importance. These aesthetic features grant us the right of being one of the best tourist attraction site in the Region. The following are some of those sites within the Municipality:
- The Pru Shelter at Ebuom, the Awura and the Abirimasu Forest Reserves.
- The Kogyae Strict Nature Reserve is the only potential tourist attraction that houses Buffalos, Water-bucks, Water Hogs, Red River Hogs, Black Dingos, etc.
- Striking landscape like naturally-made “Oware” and bridge at Anyinasu and Hiawoanwu respectively
- Waterfalls and rapids at Kasei
- Deep well along a portion of Kyerede stream at Drobon
- Habitat for crocodiles near Miminaso
- Agricultural Sector
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Agriculture is the leading sector in terms of employment and income generation. It serves as the main source of livelihood for most people in our Municipality. The Agriculture sector of the Municipality includes both crop production and livestock rearing. Several types of crops are cultivated in the Municipality.
Prominent among them are maize, yam, beans, rice, plantain, cassava and groundnuts, to mention but a few. Crops grown are mostly for subsistence purposes. However, crops such as maize, beans and watermelon are cultivated mainly for commercial purpose
- Service Sector
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The service sector is the most developed sector of the Municipality in terms of economic activities. The types of services provided in the Municipality include Petty Trading, Hair Dressing/Tailoring, Driving, Communication Services, Clerical Work and Pharmaceutical Services.
Petty Trading and Hairdressing/Tailoring outnumber the rest of the service activities in the Municipality.
- Industrial Sector
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The main types of industries in the Municipality are manufacturing and agro-based industries. The agro-based industry comprises palm oil production, rice, corn and flour milling, and mushroom cultivation.
The manufacturing industries include saw milling, carpentry, bakery, pottery and blacksmithing.
- Aesthetic Features
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The Municipality has some sites of historic and aesthetic importance. These aesthetic features grant us the right of being one of the best tourist attraction site in the Region. The following are some of those sites within the Municipality:
- The Pru Shelter at Ebuom, the Awura and the Abirimasu Forest Reserves.
- The Kogyae Strict Nature Reserve is the only potential tourist attraction that houses Buffalos, Water-bucks, Water Hogs, Red River Hogs, Black Dingos, etc.
- Striking landscape like naturally-made “Oware” and bridge at Anyinasu and Hiawoanwu respectively
- Waterfalls and rapids at Kasei
- Deep well along a portion of Kyerede stream at Drobon
- Habitat for crocodiles near Miminaso