Yendi
Yendi | |
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Yendi Location of Yendi in Northern region | |
Coordinates: 9°25′57″N 0°0′15″W / 9.43250°N 0.00417°W | |
Region | Northern Region |
District | Yendi Municipal District |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 52,008[1] |
Time zone | GMT |
• Summer (DST) | GMT |
Yendi is a town and the capital of Yendi Municipal district in the Northern Region of Ghana.[2] As of 2012 the population of Yendi was 52,008 people.[1] It is the seat of the paramount chief of the Dagombas.
Climate[]
Climate data for Yendi | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °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) |
Average low °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[]
The people of Yendi are mainly peasant farmers who grow grains especially corn, guinea corn and millet. They also grow tubers such as yam. Yendi is a commercial hub as it is caught in the middle of most towns/villages in the northern corridor. Most people travelling to Tamale and beyond from the Eastern corridor have to go through Yendi thus making it an important transport hub.
Culture[]
Yendi is an important cultural centre as it is home to the Dagbon traditional chieftaincy seat. The Yaa Naa lives in Yendi where he has his court/palace. The seat has always attracted wrong political meddling resulting in the brutal murder of the previous occupant of the seat Naa Yaa Andani Yakubu. The chieftaincy has 2 families; the Andanis and Abudus from which the overlord is chosen.
Mining[]
In 2004, proposals surfaced to link iron ore mines in the vicinity of Yendi by rail.[4]
see Sheini Hills
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007.
- ^ Northern » Yendi Municipal district Archived March 5, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Yendi Weather Averages". Myweather2. 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ OTAL - Ghana Archived March 12, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
Coordinates: 09°25′56.77″N 00°00′15.33″W / 9.4324361°N 0.0042583°W
- Populated places in the Northern Region (Ghana)
- Dagbon