Jacobu

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Jacobu is the capital town of Amansie Central, a district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It is near Bekwai, the capital of the Bekwai Municipal. Jacobu and its neighbouring towns form the [[Odotobri (Ghana parliament constituency)

|Odotobri]] paramountcy.

The current chief of Jacobu is Nana Fosu Kwadjobri. Jacobu is rich in resources including gold and timber, and also exports most Ghanaian foodstuffs, as the people are farmers.[http://www.touringghana.com/regions/ashanti_region.asp Touring Ghana - Ashanti Region] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120607062359/http://www.touringghana.com/regions/ashanti_region.asp |date=June 7, 2012 }} The town is known for the Jacobu Secondary Technical School,{{cite web|title=Educational Institutions|url=http://www.centralregion.gov.gh/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=34&Itemid=57|publisher=www.centralregion.gov.gh|access-date=12 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801035651/http://www.centralregion.gov.gh/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=34&Itemid=57|archive-date=1 August 2017|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=References » Schools/Colleges|url=http://www.modernghana.com/GhanaHome/regions/schools.asp?menu_id=6&sub_menu_id=310&gender=&s=a|publisher=www.modernghana.com|access-date=12 August 2011}} which is a second cycle institution.{{cite web|title=List of Secondary Schools in Ghana|url=http://www.ghanaschoolsnet.com/page/list-of-senior-secondary|publisher=www.ghanaschoolsnet.com/|access-date=12 August 2011}}