Yendi

For the fantasy novel by Steven Brust, see Yendi (novel).
Yendi
Town & District Capital
Yendi

Location of Yendi in Northern region

Coordinates: 9°25′57″N 0°0′15″W / 9.43250°N 0.00417°W / 9.43250; -0.00417
Region Northern Region
District Yendi Municipal District
Population (2012)
 • Total 52,008[1]
Time zone GMT
 • Summer (DST) GMT (UTC)

Yendi is a town and the capital of Yendi Municipal district, district in the Northern Region of north Ghana.[2] Yendi has a 2012 settlement population of 52,008 people.[1]

A typical Yendi household in 1957

Climate

Climate data for Yendi
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °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)
Average low °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) 3
(0.1)		 5
(0.2)		 25
(1.0)		 76
(3.0)		 102
(4.0)		 152
(6.0)		 178
(7.0)		 203
(8.0)		 203
(8.0)		 76
(3.0)		 3
(0.1)		 3
(0.1)		 1,029
(40.5)
Source: Myweather2.com[3]

Economy

Mining

In 2004, proposals surfaced to link iron ore mines in the vicinity of Yendi by rail.[4]

see Sheini Hills

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com.
  2. ↑ Northern » Yendi Municipal district Archived March 5, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ "Yendi Weather Averages". Myweather2. 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  4. ↑ OTAL - Ghana Archived March 12, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.

Coordinates: 09°25′56.77″N 00°00′15.33″W / 9.4324361°N 0.0042583°W / 9.4324361; -0.0042583

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