Wenchi

human settlement
Continent	Africa
Country	Ghana
Capital of	Wenchi Municipal District
Dem locate for de administrative territorial entity insyd	Wenchi Municipal District
Located in time zone	UTC±00:00
Coordinate location	7°44′4″N 2°6′12″W

Wenchi bi town den e san bi de capital for Wenchi Municipal wey dey Bono Region inside de middle-belt for Ghana.^[1] Wenchi dey 7.73333 [latitude in decimal degrees], -2.1 [longitude in decimal degrees] at an average elevation/altitude of 304 meters.^[2] Wenchi dey approximately 30 km north plus Techiman den about 50 km east for de Ivory Coast border. Wenchi gey population of 39,187 people inside 2013.^[3]^[4]

Transport[edit | edit source]

Wenchi bi connected by road to Techiman den Sunyani den ein airport, Sunyani Airport. Wenchi nor bi serviced by a railway station for de Ghana Railway Corporation, buh dem proposed say that a line be extended give Wenchi.^[5] Egey less vehicular traffic as few people dey own cars den motors dey dare.^[6]^[7]^[8]

Culture[edit | edit source]

De Wenchi manners dey celebrates de annual Apoo, ebi yam festival dem dey mark within April/May.^[9]^[10] Dem dey climax de Apoo plus durbar wey de king for de town (Omanhene) galey through de Wenchi township. Inside August, de annual yam festival takes place inside Wenchi den edey marks de end of de first rainy season den harvesting season for yam for both Wenchi den Techiman. Inside 2019, the Omanhemaa (Queen) for Wenchi bi Nana Ntoa Sramangyadua III.^[11]

Sports[edit | edit source]

De inhabitants for Wenchi dey love sports too much; wey many residents dey support chaw Wenchi-based sports teams. Rydee dey gey second division team wey ebi Wenchiman. De team Unity Sporting Club, bi sports academy, wey dey Wenchi.^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]

Education[edit | edit source]

Wenchi Methodist Senior High School^[17]^[18]

Notable people[edit | edit source]

Wenchi bi hometown den birthplace of former Ghanaian prime minister Kofi Abrefa Busia, wey dem born am as a prince den dem buried am for dare. Dem gey street wey dem named after ein, Busia Street.^[19]^[20] Ein sister Ama Bame Busia, a former member of council of state, bi ein only sibling wey dey live.^[21]^[22] Professor George Baffour Gyan bi forma MP den minister of state for presidency.^[23]^[24]

References[edit | edit source]

[1] ttps://www.ghanadistricts.com/Home/Reader/367c759-6d98-452d-92

[2] ttps://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

[3] ttps://www2.statsghana.gov.gh/docfiles/2010_District_Report/Brong%20Ahafo/WENCHI.pdf

[4] ttps://www.citypopulation.de/en/ghana/admin/bono/0709__wenchi_municipal/

[5] ttps://www.mrd.gov.gh/downloads/Western_Railway_Line_Feasibility_Report_2010.pdf

[6] ttps://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/business/Tension-rises-between-Wenchi-drivers-and-travellers-over-new-fares-1655933

[7] ttps://newsghana.com.gh/wenchi-drivers-and-travelers-lock-horns-over-new-fares/

[8] ttp://wma.gov.gh/index.php/stc-to-establish-station-at-wenchi/

[9] ttps://www.ghanawebsolutions.com/serve.php?id=570&d=Apoo-Festival

[10] ttps://www.odwirafo.com/apoopage.html

[11] ttps://www.ghanadistricts.com/Home/Reader/367c759-6d98-452d-92

[12] ttps://wma.gov.gh/index.php/wenchi-sports-stadium-project-ongoing-2/

[13] ttps://www.thefreelibrary.com/Wenchi+Assembly+to+build+mini+sports+stadium.-a0582761874

[14] ttps://www.ghanadistricts.com/Home/Reader/b280497-eddb-4be5-98

[15] ttps://newshuntermag.com/2022/08/wenchi-sports-committee-reveals-plans-to-get-befitting-sports-facilities.html

[16] ttps://www.businessghana.com/site/directory/football-clubs/17713/Unity-Sporting-Club

[17] ttps://www.ghanayello.com/category/schools/city:Wenchi

[18] ttps://ghadmissionforms.com/wenchi-methodist-senior-high-school/

[19] ttps://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/3480495

[20] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20230216165853/https://www.ghanaweb.com/person/Kofi-Abrefa-Busia-5908

[21] ttps://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/473/hon-amma-bame-busia-the-strong-girl-still-strong-after-70.html

[22] ttps://www.gbcghanaonline.com/general-news/ama-busia-memoir/2022/

[23] ttps://www.mop.gov.gh/index.php/people/prof-gyan-baffour/

[24] ttps://www.ghanaweb.com/person/George-Yaw-Gyan-Baffour-2437

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