Jasikan
Encyclopedia
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. 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.
Jasikan District
The Jasikan District is a district of Ghana in the Volta Region. Amongst the most important towns in the district are Teteman, Bodada and Nsuta.- Sources :*...
of the Volta Region
Volta Region
Volta Region is one of Ghana's ten administrative regions. It is to the east of Lake Volta. Its capital is Ho.-List of districts:The region has 18 districts consisting of 3 municipal and 15 ordinary districts:-Background:...
of Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
. It is the capital of the Jasikan District and lies 260 kilometres north-east of Accra
Accra
Accra is the capital and largest city of Ghana, with an urban population of 1,658,937 according to the 2000 census. Accra is also the capital of the Greater Accra Region and of the Accra Metropolitan District, with which it is coterminous...
, the capital of Ghana. 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.