Jasikan | |
Settlement Type: | District capital |
Pushpin Map: | Ghana |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Jasikan |
Coordinates: | 7.4108°N 0.4669°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Ghana |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Oti Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Jasikan District |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 220 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | GMT |
Timezone Dst: | GMT |
Jasikan is a small town and is the capital of Jasikan district, a district in the Oti Region of Ghana.[1] It is home to Bueman Secondary School and Jasikan College of Education. It is the local business hub for Buem enclave and the seat of government for the district. The main language in the area is Leleme, and cocoa is the cash crop.
Jasikan lies 260 kilometres north-east of Accra, the capital of Ghana.