Yendi
Yendi be sam town wey be capital of Yendi Municipal district for de Northern Region for Ghana insyd.[1] As of 2012 na de population of Yendi be 52,008 people.[2] E be de seat for de King of Dagbon, Ghana ein oldest Kingdom.
Continent | Africa |
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Country | Ghana |
Edey de administrative territorial entity insyd | Yendi Municipal District |
Coordinate location | 9°25′55″N 0°0′15″W |
Ghana Place Names URL | https://sites.google.com/site/ghanaplacenames/places-in-perspective/on-the-line#h.frev01r5wwet |
Climate
editClimate data for Yendi | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 34 (93) |
36 (97) |
37 (98) |
36 (96) |
33 (91) |
31 (88) |
29 (84) |
28 (83) |
29 (84) |
31 (88) |
33 (92) |
34 (94) |
37 (98) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19 (67) |
22 (72) |
24 (75) |
23 (74) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
21 (69) |
21 (70) |
21 (69) |
21 (69) |
19 (67) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.5 (0.1) |
5.1 (0.2) |
25 (1.0) |
76 (3.0) |
100 (4.0) |
150 (6.0) |
180 (7.0) |
200 (8.0) |
200 (8.0) |
76 (3.0) |
2.5 (0.1) |
2.5 (0.1) |
1,030 (40.5) |
Source: Myweather2.com[3] |
Economy
editDe people of Yendi be mainly peasant farmers who dey grow grains especially corn, guinea corn den millet. Dem also grow tubers be like yam. Yendi be commercial hub as e dey catch de middle of most towns/villages in de northern corridor. Most people wey dey go Tamale den beyond from de Eastern corridor must dey go insyd Yendi so making it be important transport hub.
Culture
editYendi be important cultural centre as e be de home to de Dagbon king's seat. The Yaa Naa dey insyd Yendi wey ein get ein palace.
Mining
edit2004 insyd, proposals come sey make dem link iron ore mines for Yendi ein vicinities by rail.[4]
References
edit- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130305211529/http://ghanadistricts.com/districts/?news&r=6&_=91
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20070930155500/http://bevoelkerungsstatistik.de/wg.php?x=1170623253&men=gcis&lng=de&dat=32&geo=-85&srt=npan&col=aohdq&pt=c&va=x
- ↑ "Yendi Weather Averages". Myweather2. 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ↑ http://www.otal.com/ghana/transportnews.htm