Yendi Municipal District
| Inception | 29 February 2008  |
|---|---|
| Country | Ghana |
| Dem locate for de administrative territorial entity insyd | Northern Region |
| Located in time zone | Greenwich Mean Time |
| Location | Northern Region |
| Coordinate location | 9°26′27″N 0°0′21″W |
| Dey share bother plus | Mion District, Saboba District |
Yendi Municipal District be one of de sixteen districts wey dey Northern Region, Ghana insyd. Ein originally created as an ordinary district assembly insyd 1988 wey e be call Yendi District, na e created from de former East Dagomba District Council, den ein elevated to municipal district assembly status on 29 February 2008 to dey Yendi Municipal District; Bah on 28 June 2012, de western part of de district dey split off to create Mion District; den de remaining part be retained as Yendi Municipal District. De municipality dey insyd de central part of Northern Region den Yendi be ein capital town.
Ein History[edit | edit source]
Yendi be de capital of de ancient Dagbon Kingdom. Yendi insyd de 17th century be de centre for commerce for de whole of de Gold Coast insyd until colonial rule.
Bowdich, T. E. on ein Mission from Cape Coast to Ashanti 1819 insyd ein notes: