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Nyive is a town in Ho Municipal in the Volta Region of Ghana.[1] The town was named after an Elephant forest was found near River Tordzie (atiglinyi, nyi = elephant; ave = forest: Elephant Forest).[2]

Geography

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The estimated terrain elevation above sea level is 30 metres. Latitude: 6°2'41.46" Longitude: 0°37'49.33".[3] A little farther northeast wards and lying on the left bank of River Tordzie is the region of Nyive, the 'Elephant Forest'.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Nyive - GhanaPlaceNames". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  2. ^ "Nyive - GhanaPlaceNames". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  3. ^ "Nyive populated place, Ghana". gh.geoview.info. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  4. ^ "Nyive - GhanaPlaceNames". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2019-04-07.