Yendi

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Yendi
human settlement
ContinentAfrica Edit
CountryGhana Edit
Dem locate for de administrative territorial entity insydYendi Municipal District Edit
Coordinate location9°25′55″N 0°0′15″W Edit
Ghana Place Names URLhttps://sites.google.com/site/ghanaplacenames/places-in-perspective/on-the-line#h.frev01r5wwet Edit
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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]

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.[3]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20130305211529/http://ghanadistricts.com/districts/?news&r=6&_=91
  2. 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
  3. http://www.otal.com/ghana/transportnews.htm