Wenchi
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| Coordinates: 7°33′33″N 1°55′45″W / 7.55917°N 1.92917°W | |
| Country |  Ghana |
| Region | Brong Ahafo Region |
| District | Wenchi Municipal District |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 31,411 |
Wenchi is a town in Ghana located at 7.73333 [latitude in decimal degrees], -2.1 [longitude in decimal degrees] at an elevation/altitude of meters. The average elevation of Wenchi, Ghana is 304 meters. The town is approximately 30 km north of Techiman on the Wa road and about 50 km east of the Cote d'Ivoire border. The population is fairly evenly divided between Christians and Muslims. Wenchi serves as capital of the Wenchi Municipal District.
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[edit] Politics and government
Wenchi is the home of Dr. Busia, former prime minister of Ghana, who is buried here.
- District Chief Exec (Wenchi Municipal): Hon. Yaw Osei Agyei
[edit] Transport
Wenchi is connected by road to Techiman, Wa, Sunyani and its airport.[1] The town is not serviced by the Ghana Railway Corporation, but it has been proposed that a line be extended there.
[edit] Demographics
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the christian and Muslim ratio is about 4:1. however the muslim presence is more pronounce in the core corridors of the central business center. the population of the muslim community is relatively less and non existence in the smaller towns and the villages which made up the municipal.
[edit] Culture
Wenchi celebrates the annual Apoo festival in April/May. During the Apoo festival men dress up as women and vice versa. Other festival participants paint themselves white. Apoo allows open expression of opinion without any consequences. Local and national authorities are confronted with the views of the simple people. Especially cases of corruption are denounced. On the other hand reconciliation stands central: family disputes are settled preferably during Apoo. The climax of the Apoo is the durbar of the king (Omanhene) through the city.
In August the annual Yam festival takes place. It marks the end of the first rainy season and harvesting of the yam in the region of Wenchi and Techiman
[edit] Sports
The people of Wenchi are sports fanatics; many people follow several foreign and local teams.
Current second division Ghana Football League teams are Wenchiman and Unity Sporting Club, a charitable sports academy.
[edit] References
- ^ Warren, Dennis Michael (posted online 2001). "City of Wenchi". Warren African Slide and VideoTape Collection. Special Collections Department, University of Iowa Libraries. http://www.uiowa.edu/~africart/techiman.html. Retrieved 2008-06-13.
- Districts of Ghana at statoids.com
- GhanaDistricts.com
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Coordinates: 07°34′38″N 01°55′45″W / 7.57722°N 1.92917°W
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