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|align=center colspan=3 bgcolor=#d3d3d3 |<font size=4>'''New-Juaben Municipal District'''</font>
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|align="left" valign="top"|'''[[Regions of Ghana|Region]]''' 
|colspan=2 valign=top| [[Eastern Region (Ghana)|Eastern Region]]
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|align="left" valign="top"|'''District type''' 
|colspan=2 valign=top| Municipal
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|align="left" valign="top"|'''District Chief Executive''' 
|colspan=2 valign=top|[[Kwasi Adjei-Boateng]]
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!align="left" valign="top"|'''Capital'''
|colspan=2 valign=top|[[Koforidua]]
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!align="left" valign="top"|'''Area'''
|colspan=2 valign=top| 216 km²
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|align="left" valign="top"|'''Population (2002)'''
|align=left valign=top|136,753
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!align="left" valign="top"|[[ISO 3166]]
|colspan=2 valign=top| GH-EP-NJ
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The '''New-Juaben Municipal District''' is a [[district of Ghana]] in the [[Eastern Region (Ghana)|Eastern Region]]. The capital lies at [[Koforidua]].

== Geography ==
{{double image|left|Koforidua Boti Falls.jpg|120|Koforidua Akan Falls.jpg|215|Left:Boti Falls.  Right:Akan Falls.}}
The New Juaben Municipality falls within the Eastern Region of Ghana. The municipality covers an estimated area of 110 square kilometers constituting 0.57 % of the total land area of the Eastern Region.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newjuaben.ghanadistricts.gov.gh/|title=New-Juaben Municipal|publisher=New Juaben Ghana Districts|accessdate=January 25, 2009}}</ref> The municipality has 48 electoral areas. It has an annual rainfall ranging from 50 – 120&nbsp;inches and 20 – 32 celsius mean annual temperatures.

The municipality shares boundaries with East-Akim Municipality to the northeast, Akwapim North District to the east and south and Suhum Kraboa Coaltar District to the west. Koforidua City (New Juaben) is made up of several towns and neighborhoods, including Effiduase, Asokore, Oyoko, Jumapo , Suhyen, Dansuagya, Betom, Srodae, etc.

A predominant natural feature in Koforidua is the 'Obuo Tabri' Mountain, which is considered sacred. Nearby is [[Akosombo Dam]] which holds [[Lake Volta]], the world's largest man-made lake. Waterfalls in the area such as [[Akan Falls]] and [[Boti Falls]] and the the [[Umbrella Rock]] attract tourists to the region.

==References==
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* [http://www.ghanadistricts.com/index.asp GhanaDistricts.com]

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[[Category:Districts of Eastern Region, Ghana]]

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