Yendi
Town & District Capital in Northern Region, Ghana
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. As of 2021, the population of Yendi was 154,421 comprising 76,142 males and 78,279 females. It is the seat of the King of the Dagbon, Ghana's oldest kingdom.
01History
King Nyaɣisi constructed Yendi between 1420 and 1500. Yendi is the capital of the Kingdom of Dagbon. The area was abandoned due to an invasion by King Sumaila Ndewura Jakpa of Gonja, which resulted in the death of the Dagboŋ King Dariziogo. 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.
The area was taken over by the German Empire and incorporated into Togoland in 1901. The Ya Na resumed their control over Dagbon after the British seized Togoland from Germany as a result of World War I.
23 people were killed in a massacre by the Ghanaian army on 9 September 1969. In 2002, a massacre in Yendi killed at least 30 people, including Yakubu II.
02Politics
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.
03Education
Formal education started in the pre-colonial era where a trade school was established in Yendi in 1922. and named Moliyili. Yaa Naa Abdulai II ordered the construction of the Yendi Native Administrative School which was opened in 1937 following the establishment of the 1927 administrative reforms. However, the Ghana Education Fund (GET Fund) scheme post-independence moved the focus of education to Tamale as it became the primary regional education hub.
The Yendi Municipal District host several public and private basic, secondary and tertiary educational institutions.
Basic Schools
Secondary Education
Yendi as the traditional capital of Dagbon has several senior high schools. Among them is Yendi Senior High School, also known as YESS.
Tertiary EducationYendi Municipality currently has several tertiary education:
- St. Vincent College of Education
04Economy
Sources and credits
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- The Yendi cathedral in northern Ghana.jpg by Sir Amugi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The National Archives UK - CO 1069-46-45.jpg by The National Archives UK - Flickr account, OGL v1.0
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