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Koforidua, also popularly known as K-dua or Kofcity, is a city and the capital of Eastern Region in southern Ghana. Koforidua was founded in 1875 by migrants from Ashanti. It is also called New Juaben. The city has a settlement city proper population of 183,727 people as of 2010, Koforidua is an amalgamation of two Municipalities; New Juaben North and South. The city has a blend of colonial and modern architecture.The literal history of the New Juaben people dictates munificently that on the eve of the war with the Asantehene in 1874 which finally made us refugees or internally displaced persons (IDP’s) in the then Gold Coast, we were part of Old Juaben whose current Paramount Chief is Okyerefo Otuo Siriboe.

Our brave Ancestors settled here in 1875 and by 1882 the traditional structures of New Juaben Chieftaincy had been established during the reign of NANA ASAFO BOATENG; the son of NANA ASAFO ADJEI who led the Juaben refugees to cross the Pra into Akyem Abuakwa in the Colony.

It is interesting to know and note that there is an issue of blood relations or consanguinity between most of the traditional stools of New Juaben and Old Juaben. For instance our late Omanhene(Daasebre Oti Boateng) is the uterine senior brother of the Omanhene of Old Juaben Okyerefo Otuo Siriboe. The Nseniehene of New Juaben is a true cousin of the Nseniehene of Old Juaben within the Agona/Nsenie family

Koforidua serves as a commercial centre for the Eastern region and New-Juaben Municipal District. The city is home to many businesses, with the exception of heavy duty industries. The city is home to Intravenous Infusions Ltd., one of the oldest pharmaceutical companies in Ghana and West Africa, a leading producer of injections and drips. The company is listed on the Ghana Stock exchange and was registered in 1969. The city is home to many Government Departments and Ministries at the Regional level. The recent construction of the four-lane highway road linking the Koforidua Technical University and Koforidua to Oyoko brings commerce to the city. The highway also serves as a valid alternative route to reach Kumasi.