Yendi

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Yendi
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The Yendi cathedral
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Yendi
Location of Yendi in Northern region
Coordinates: 9°25′57″N0°0′15″W / 9.43250°N 0.00417°W / 9.43250; -0.00417
Country Ghana
Region Northern Region
District Yendi Municipal District
Population
 (2012)
 • Total
52,008 [1]
Time zone GMT
 • Summer (DST) GMT

Yendi (Dagbani : Yani, meaning "Seat of the Yaa Naa"), is the traditional capital of the Kingdom of Dagbon and the administrative centre of the Yendi Municipal District in the Northern Region of Ghana. [2] As of 2021, the population of Yendi was 154,421 comprising 76,142 males and 78,279 females. [3] [1] It is the seat of the King of the Dagbon, Ghana's oldest kingdom.

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History

A typical Yendi household in 1957 The National Archives UK - CO 1069-46-45.jpg
A typical Yendi household in 1957

King Nyagse constructed Yendi between 1420 and 1500. [4] Yendi is the capital of the Kingdom of Dagbon. [5] The area was abandoned due to an invasion by King Sumaila Ndewura Jakpa of Gonja, which resulted in the death of the Dagbonian King Dariziogo. [4] Yendi was conquered by the Asante Empire under the leadership of Opoku Ware I in 1744 or 1745, but there is academic dispute about the verifiability of this. [6]

The area was taken over by the German Empire and incorporated into Togoland in 1901. [7] The Ya Na resumed their control over Dagbon after the British seized Togoland from Germany as a result of World War I. [8]

23 people were killed in a massacre by the Ghanaian army on 9 September 1969. [9] [10] In 2002, a massacre in Yendi killed at least 30 people, including Yakubu II. [11]

Politics

In the 1969 parliamentary election Shanni Hazrat Mahama, the nominee of the Progress Party, defeated by the National Alliance of Liberals' candidate by a vote of 3,987 to 3,343. [12]

Education

A trade school was established in Yendi in 1922. [13]

Economy

The value of trade going through Yendi rose from RM 11,848 in 1905, to RM 27,250 in 1907, and RM 51,152 in 1909. [14]

In 2004, proposals surfaced to link iron ore mines in the vicinity of Yendi by rail. [15]

Climate

Climate data for Yendi (1981–2010)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)35.5
(95.9)		37.7
(99.9)		38.1
(100.6)		36.3
(97.3)		34.2
(93.6)		31.8
(89.2)		30.2
(86.4)		29.9
(85.8)		30.8
(87.4)		32.6
(90.7)		35.3
(95.5)		35.3
(95.5)		34.0
(93.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)20.3
(68.5)		23.0
(73.4)		25.0
(77.0)		25.1
(77.2)		24.0
(75.2)		22.7
(72.9)		22.3
(72.1)		22.1
(71.8)		21.9
(71.4)		22.1
(71.8)		20.7
(69.3)		19.8
(67.6)		22.4
(72.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches)3.8
(0.15)		4.7
(0.19)		43.3
(1.70)		89.2
(3.51)		116.6
(4.59)		170.6
(6.72)		180.9
(7.12)		228.8
(9.01)		262.0
(10.31)		101.0
(3.98)		6.5
(0.26)		2.8
(0.11)		1,210.2
(47.65)
Average rainy days (≥ 0.1 mm)113581111141691181
Source: World Meteorological Organization [16]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007.
  2. ↑ Northern » Yendi Municipal district Archived March 5, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Ghana Districts: A repository of all Local Assemblies in Ghana". www.ghanadistricts.com. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  4. 1 2 Shinnie & Ozanne 1962, p. 88.
  5. ↑ MacGaffey 2006, p. 81.
  6. ↑ Haas 2017, pp. 205, 210.
  7. ↑ MacGaffey 2007, p. 109.
  8. ↑ Ladouceur 1972, p. 98.
  9. ↑ MacGaffey 2006, p. 84.
  10. ↑ Ladouceur 1972, p. 97.
  11. ↑ MacGaffey 2006, p. 79.
  12. ↑ Ladouceur 1972, p. 111.
  13. ↑ MacGaffey 2007, p. 118.
  14. ↑ Norris 1984, p. 175.
  15. ↑ OTAL – Ghana Archived March 12, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  16. ↑ "World Weather Information Service". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved August 18, 2024.

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