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district assembly · Western North Region · also Juaboso District

Juaboso

88,814 people on 1,375 km², rank 5 of 9 in Western North and 159 of 261 in Ghana. No development plan on file.

Density 28% below the median district in Western North.

Industry fit Strongest for Food & farm processing Moderate See all seven

People, 2021 censusdistrict

89k

about the same as the median district in Western North (88,814)12% below the median district in Ghana (101,256)

People per km²district

65

28% below the median district in Western North (90)54% below the median district in Ghana (139)

Dependants per 100 workersdistrict

63

3% below the median district in Western North (64)9% below the median district in Ghana (69)

Demand

Who is here, and how many

Not available: CAD holds no development plan for this district yet, and this comes only from the plan.

Who is here

Juabosothe median district in GhanaWestern North: its median district, or its own figurethe middle half of districtslowest to highest in Ghana
IndicatorValueAgainst Ghanavs Western Northvs GhanaSource
Population (2020 estimate)modelled26% below the census count; a modelled surface, not a count65,41335% below the median district in Ghana. 26% below the median district in Western North. Ghana's 261 districts run from 28,179 to 443,981, the middle half 73,330 to 139,864.28k444k−26%−35%
Share of the region's peopledistrict10%5.7 points above the median district in Ghana. About the same as the median district in Western North. Ghana's 261 districts run from 0.6% to 29%, the middle half 2.7% to 8.2%, on a log axis.0.629––
Land area (km²)district1,375138% above the median district in Ghana. 35% above the median district in Western North. Ghana's 260 districts run from 1.5 to 7,589, the middle half 280 to 1,114, on a log axis.1.57,589+35%+138%
Density rank in Ghanadistrict219 of 260––
Under 15district36%0.4 points below the median district in Ghana. 0.7 points below the median district in Western North. Ghana's 260 districts run from 19% to 50%, the middle half 34% to 38%.1950−0.7 pts−0.4 pts
Working age (15-64)district62%2.4 points above the median district in Ghana. 0.7 points above the median district in Western North. Ghana's 260 districts run from 47% to 77%, the middle half 57% to 62%.4777+0.7 pts+2.4 pts
65 and overdistrict3%1.3 points below the median district in Ghana. About the same as the median district in Western North. Ghana's 260 districts run from 2.1% to 10%, the middle half 3.4% to 5.7%.2.110≈−1.3 pts
Sex ratio (males per 100 females)district1069% above the median district in Ghana. About the same as the median district in Western North. Ghana's 260 districts run from 85 to 117, the middle half 94 to 101.85117≈+9%
Named localitiesproxyGazetteer coverage, not a settlement count.7354% above the median district in Ghana. 12% below the median district in Western North. Ghana's 260 districts run from 2 to 402, the middle half 21 to 83, on a log axis.2402––
Households (2021 census)district24,4258% below the median district in Ghana. About the same as the median district in Western North. Ghana's 261 districts run from 7,005 to 137,068, the middle half 17,744 to 38,590.7,005137k––
Mean household size (2021 census) (people per household)district3.63% above the median district in Ghana. About the same as the median district in Western North. Ghana's 261 districts run from 2.5 to 6.8, the middle half 3.2 to 4.1.2.56.8––
Urban share of population (2021 census)district28%7.2 points below the median district in Ghana. 4.4 points below the median district in Western North. Ghana's 261 districts run from 0% to 100%, the middle half 20% to 65%.0100––
Population, 2010 censusdistrictOn the 2019 boundaries, as re-tabulated by GSS.58,43529% below the median district in Ghana. 29% below the median district in Western North. Ghana's 261 districts run from 20,282 to 788,825, the middle half 60,227 to 108,298, on a log axis.20k789k––
Population growth 2010 to 2021districtWorked out from GSS's district counts: 58,435 in 2010 and 88,814 in 2021.3.9% a year1.9 points above the median district in Ghana. 1.2 points above the median district in Western North. Ghana's 218 districts run from -1.0% a year to 7.9% a year, the middle half 0.8% a year to 3.5% a year.-1.07.9––
How to read these

For housing, the working-age share and the dependency ratio read as household formation; for retail, the same people are the catchment. Households, household size and the urban share are the 2021 census's own district tables. The strip places Juaboso among Ghana's districts: it runs from the lowest to the highest, the shaded band is the middle half of districts, the tick is the median district in Ghana and the diamond the median district in Western North. Counts sit on a log axis, so the ends are far apart; hover the strip for the figures.

The economy that pays the rent

What the place trades on

Not available: CAD holds no development plan for this district yet, and this comes only from the plan.

Juabosothe median district in GhanaWestern North: its median district, or its own figurethe middle half of districtslowest to highest in Ghana
IndicatorValueAgainst Ghanavs Western Northvs GhanaSource
Employed population, 15 and over (2021 census)district29,4405% below the median district in Ghana. About the same as the median district in Western North. Ghana's 261 districts run from 5,352 to 164,504, the middle half 22,576 to 47,109, on a log axis.5,352165k––
Employed in agriculturedistrict66%19 points above the median district in Ghana. 3 points below the median district in Western North. Ghana's 261 districts run from 1.1% to 94%, the middle half 23% to 65%, on a log axis.1.194––
Employed in industrydistrict8.3%3.7 points below the median district in Ghana. 2.2 points above the median district in Western North. Ghana's 261 districts run from 1% to 33%, the middle half 7.6% to 17%, on a log axis.133––
Employed in servicesdistrict26%13 points below the median district in Ghana. 1 point above the median district in Western North. Ghana's 261 districts run from 4.5% to 89%, the middle half 27% to 60%.4.589––
GDP per capita (national)nationalNational envelope: identical on every district page, never a local income.$3,257––
What is not measured here

Establishments, anchor employers and poverty incidence are not published for any district in Ghana. “What we do not know yet” below lists what would close each.

Cost to build, cost to occupy

What building and housing cost

Juabosothe median district in GhanaWestern North: its median district, or its own figurethe middle half of districtslowest to highest in Ghana
IndicatorValueAgainst Ghanavs Western Northvs GhanaSource
Housing CPI (region) (index (2021 = 100))regionalBase 2021 = 100; Western North Region, Jan 2026; applied to every district in the region. Ghana's index: 329.195Western North's own figure, applied to every district in it. 41% below Ghana's figure. Ghana's 16 regions run from 150 to 393, the middle half 224 to 313.150393–−41%
Housing CPI, year on year (region)regional4.7%Western North's own figure, applied to every district in it. 4.6 points below Ghana's figure. Ghana's 16 regions run from -6.8% to 49%, the middle half 2.3% to 11%.-6.849–−4.6 pts
Construction PPI (national) (index (2020 = 100))nationalBase 2020 = 100, Apr 2026; national, identical across districts.226––
Construction PPI, year on year (national)national0.9%––
Owner-occupieddistrict52%0.8 points above the median district in Ghana. About the same as the median district in Western North. Ghana's 261 districts run from 21% to 97%, the middle half 42% to 64%.2197––
RentingdistrictThe size of the rental market, as a share of dwellings.26%2.4 points below the median district in Ghana. 4.7 points above the median district in Western North. Ghana's 261 districts run from 0.6% to 69%, the middle half 18% to 39%, on a log axis.0.669––
Compound housesdistrict9.8%7.2 points below the median district in Ghana. 2.8 points above the median district in Western North. Ghana's 261 districts run from 2.3% to 66%, the middle half 12% to 24%, on a log axis.2.366––
Separate (detached) housesdistrict80%10 points above the median district in Ghana. 1.5 points below the median district in Western North. Ghana's 261 districts run from 19% to 95%, the middle half 58% to 76%.1995––
Flats and apartmentsdistrict0.7%0.5 points below the median district in Ghana. About the same as the median district in Western North. Ghana's 261 districts run from 0.1% to 16%, the middle half 0.5% to 2.6%, on a log axis.0.116––

Tenure and dwelling type are the 2021 census's own district tables. No price is measured in Juaboso: the housing index is the region's and the construction index is Ghana's. Asking rents, land prices and local build costs are listed under “What we do not know yet” below. See the region's price series.

Getting there, getting served

Transport, power, water and connectivity

Juaboso in the 2021 census

Juabosothe median district in GhanaWestern North: its median district, or its own figurethe middle half of districtslowest to highest in Ghana
IndicatorValueAgainst Ghanavs Western Northvs GhanaSource
Households lit by electricitydistrict78%7.8 points below the median district in Ghana. 2.1 points above the median district in Western North. Ghana's 261 districts run from 27% to 99%, the middle half 75% to 92%.2799––
Households on mains electricitydistrict76%6.7 points below the median district in Ghana. 4.2 points above the median district in Western North. Ghana's 261 districts run from 23% to 98%, the middle half 71% to 90%.2398––
Basic drinking-water servicedistrict83%4 points below the median district in Ghana. 7.1 points above the median district in Western North. Ghana's 261 districts run from 3% to 100%, the middle half 75% to 95%, on a log axis.3100––
Basic sanitation servicedistrict40%0.7 points above the median district in Ghana. 3.2 points below the median district in Western North. Ghana's 261 districts run from 23% to 71%, the middle half 33% to 45%.2371––
Own a mobile phonedistrictPopulation aged 6 and over. Adoption, not signal: no open coverage map exists for Ghana.68%1.6 points below the median district in Ghana. 1.8 points above the median district in Western North. Ghana's 261 districts run from 35% to 89%, the middle half 62% to 75%.3589––
Own a smartphonedistrictPopulation aged 6 and over.57%2.3 points below the median district in Ghana. 2.2 points above the median district in Western North. Ghana's 261 districts run from 19% to 88%, the middle half 48% to 68%.1988––
Used the internet on a phonedistrictIn the three months before the census; population aged 6 and over.62%3.5 points below the median district in Ghana. 1.5 points above the median district in Western North. Ghana's 261 districts run from 23% to 93%, the middle half 53% to 76%.2393––
Used mobile moneydistrictMobile money alone or with other transactions; population aged 6 and over.41%3.8 points below the median district in Ghana. 2.3 points above the median district in Western North. Ghana's 261 districts run from 17% to 72%, the middle half 37% to 53%.1772––

Getting to Juaboso

Juabosothe median district in GhanaWestern North: its median district, or its own figurethe middle half of districtslowest to highest in Ghana
IndicatorValueAgainst Ghanavs Western Northvs GhanaSource
Nearest airport with scheduled flightsdistrictSunyani Airport (NYI)––
Distance to that airport (km)district12286% above the median district in Ghana. About the same as the median district in Western North. Ghana's 260 districts run from 2.4 to 257, the middle half 33 to 105, on a log axis.2.4257––
Distance to Kotoka International, Accra (km)district31756% above the median district in Ghana. 4% above the median district in Western North. Ghana's 260 districts run from 2.9 to 653, the middle half 97 to 330, on a log axis.2.9653––
Nearest seaportdistrictTakoradi Port––
Distance to that seaport (km)district21524% above the median district in Ghana. 11% above the median district in Western North. Ghana's 260 districts run from 4.9 to 659, the middle half 85 to 305, on a log axis.4.9659––
Distance to a trunk or primary road (km)district6.4129% above the median district in Ghana. 23% above the median district in Western North. Ghana's 260 districts run from 0 to 68, the middle half 0.5 to 9.7.068––
Trunk and primary roads (km)district5187% above the median district in Ghana. About the same as the median district in Western North. Ghana's 260 districts run from 0 to 147, the middle half 9.0 to 45.0147––
Major roads (km)district18778% above the median district in Ghana. 40% above the median district in Western North. Ghana's 260 districts run from 1.7 to 423, the middle half 66 to 146, on a log axis.1.7423––
Major-road density (km per km²)district0.127% below the median district in Ghana. About the same as the median district in Western North. Ghana's 260 districts run from under 0.1 to 5.7, the middle half 0.1 to 0.3, on a log axis.0.05.7––
Railway line (km)district0Ghana's 260 districts run from 0 to 61, the middle half 0 to 0.061––
Bus and lorry stations mappedproxy0100% below the median district in Ghana. Ghana's 260 districts run from 0 to 20, the middle half 0 to 2.020––
Distance to a mapped bus or lorry station (km)proxy23115% above the median district in Ghana. 27% above the median district in Western North. Ghana's 260 districts run from 0 to 89, the middle half 1.7 to 23.089––

Straight-line distances from the polygon centre (plan names no capital), not road distance. Airports are those with scheduled passenger service (OurAirports, public domain); the seaports are Tema and Takoradi. Roads, rail and stations are what OpenStreetMap has mapped, and its coverage varies by district: a station count is what is mapped, not what exists. Drive times for a specific site are part of a site analysis.

What Juaboso's plan says about its infrastructure

No plan content is held for this district, so nothing plan-stated can be shown here. Section 5 says why.

Priorities, issues and committed projects from the district's own development plan that name roads, power, water, sanitation or connectivity assets; plan-stated, page-cited, not measured. Night-time lights and business density are not measured yet: see “What we do not know yet” below.

Ghana. Nothing on transport, power, water or connectivity is published for Juaboso itself; these are the national figures, with Sub-Saharan Africa and the World beside them.

Access to electricity
92% Sub-Saharan Africa 55%World 92%
Basic drinking water
90% Sub-Saharan Africa 68%World 92%
Internet users
72% Sub-Saharan Africa 34%World 71%
Logistics Performance Index
2.5 Sub-Saharan Africa 2.5World 3
Ghana's full infrastructure picture, with twenty-year charts

Land, planning and what is permitted

What the statutory plan says

Not available: CAD holds no development plan for this district yet, and this comes only from the plan.

IndicatorValueAgainst Ghanavs Western Northvs GhanaSource
Development plans helddistrict0––
District capitalNo source CAD can publish names a capital for this district. It is left blank rather than guessed.

Spatial plans that apply

  • Ghana National Spatial Development Framework (NSDF)national · 2015-2035 · spatial development framework; SDF (executive summary)

Land Use and Spatial Planning Authority. Sub-regional and local plans are listed only where the plan's own text names this district. Whether a structure or local plan covers a specific site is a question for the assembly's Physical Planning Department, and for CAD's site analysis.

What a site analysis includes

Scope

  • Demand: who is in the catchment, from the 2021 census down to the localities around the site, with household formation for residential and the retail catchment for commercial.
  • The economy that pays the rent: the sectors, the establishments and the anchor employers around the site, from field survey and the assembly’s own records.
  • Cost to build and to occupy: dated, graded asking rents and land prices for the corridor, reconciled with the prime-market reports; build-cost benchmarks.
  • Land, planning and what is permitted: the statutory plan and the spatial framework read for the parcel, the stool or skin that holds the land, and the permit route through the assembly.
  • An underwritten view: absorption, rent and yield assumptions carried into a cash-flow model, with every input sourced and tiered.

Deliverables

  • A written site analysis with every figure sourced, dated and tiered, the same standard as this site.
  • The catchment map and the plan overlay as files you can reuse.
  • The underwriting model, with the assumptions sheet.
  • One working session to walk through the findings.

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Who you have to deal with

The assembly, the region, the stool

Who decides what: the statutory route for each need7 decisions
You needWho decidesUnder
Development / building permitThe Assembly's Physical Planning Department, decided by its Spatial Planning CommitteeLand Use and Spatial Planning Act 2016 (Act 925)
Plans, budgets and the district's project pipelineThe District Planning Coordinating Unit (DPCU), under the Coordinating DirectorLocal Governance Act 2016 (Act 936)
Assembly decisions, by-laws and feesThe Presiding Member, who convenes the AssemblyLocal Governance Act 2016 (Act 936)
Political sign-off and inter-agency escalationThe MMDCE, as political head of the Assembly, then the Regional Coordinating CouncilLocal Governance Act 2016 (Act 936)
Community consent at site levelThe Assembly Member for the electoral area, and the unit committeeLocal Governance Act 2016 (Act 936)
Customary land, site acquisition and tenureThe paramount stool or skin and its traditional council, with the Office of the Administrator of Stool Lands on stool-land revenueConstitution 1992 arts. 267, 270-277; Chieftaincy Act 2008 (Act 759)
National-level representationThe Member of Parliament for the constituencyConstitution 1992 art. 93

Statutory; the same route in every district, with the stool named where the plan names it.

Traditional authority

Not available: CAD holds no development plan for this district yet, and this comes only from the plan.

The stool or skin holds the land. Structure and titles only: no occupant is named, and a contested succession is never shown as settled. Verify with the Regional House of Chiefs and the Office of the Administrator of Stool Lands before relying on any of it.

IndicatorValueAgainst Ghanavs Western Northvs GhanaSource
Assembly typedistrictdistrict assembly––
Regional capital (Western North)districtSefwi Wiawso––

The assembly

  • Metropolitan/Municipal/District Chief Executive appointedLocal Governance Act 2016 (Act 936)
  • Coordinating Director appointedLocal Governance Act 2016 (Act 936)
  • Presiding Member electedLocal Governance Act 2016 (Act 936)
  • Regional Minister appointedConstitution 1992 art. 256; Local Governance Act 2016 (Act 936)

The offices set by statute. Who holds each one is not published on this site; the assembly itself is the source.

Parliamentary constituencies are not shown. The Electoral Commission's register carries no reuse licence, so CAD does not reproduce it. The assembly and the traditional council are shown because their sources allow it. Report an error or a dispute.

Industry fit

Which industries this district suits

How Juaboso compares with Ghana's other districts for each industry. Prime means the top fifth of districts, Poor the bottom fifth.

IndustryBand
Food & farm processingModerate
ManufacturingWeak
Warehousing & distributionWeak
ConstructionWeak
Shops & restaurantsWeak
Offices & business servicesWeak
Schools & clinicsWeak

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Juaboso: scores and what drives them

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  • Which industries are this district's stronger ones
  • The input helping each score most, and the one holding it back
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Mining services and Hotels & tourism are not scored yet. See the national maps and how the scores work

What we do not know yet

And what we can measure for you

Some of what a site decision needs is not on this page: 7 indicators the Ghana Statistical Service publishes for every district and this site has not yet taken in, 3 that CAD derives from open geodata for a catchment, and 5 that nobody in Ghana publishes at all: land prices, asking rents, build costs, anchor employers. Those last are what a site analysis measures.

What is missing, why, and how CAD closes it

The public data on this page is free; detailed industry scores come with CAD Complete. The analysis is the service: a demand study, a catchment, rent and land evidence collected for your site, the plan and the stool read for what they permit, and an underwritten view of whether it works.

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