Yendi
| Continent | Africa  |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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.
Climate
[edit | edit source]| Climate data for Yendi | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit | edit source]De 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
[edit | edit source]Yendi 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
[edit | edit source]2004 insyd, proposals come sey make dem link iron ore mines for Yendi ein vicinities by rail.[4]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 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