Wenchi is a town and the capital of Wenchi Municipal of the Bono Region in the middle-belt of Ghana. Wenchi is located at 7.73333 [latitude in decimal degrees], -2.1 [longitude in decimal degrees] at an average elevation/altitude of 304 meters.[2] Wenchi is approximately 30 km north of Techiman and about 50 km east of the Ivory Coast border. Wenchi has a population of 39,187 people in 2013.[1]
Wenchi | |
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 Aerial view of the town | |
  Wenchi Location of Wenchi in Bono, Ghana | |
| Coordinates: 7°33′33″N 1°55′45″W / 7.55917°N 1.92917°W | |
| Country | Ghana |
| Region | Bono |
| District | Wenchi Municipal |
| Elevation | 304 m (997 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 39,187[1] |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
Climate
edit| Climate data for Wenchi (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7.2 (0.28) |
28.3 (1.11) |
87.9 (3.46) |
154.3 (6.07) |
171.4 (6.75) |
154.9 (6.10) |
112.4 (4.43) |
85.8 (3.38) |
173.9 (6.85) |
181.4 (7.14) |
53.0 (2.09) |
10.5 (0.41) |
1,221 (48.07) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 0.7 | 2.8 | 5.9 | 9.2 | 10.6 | 11.5 | 7.7 | 6.3 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 88.5 |
| Source: NOAA[3] | |||||||||||||
Transport
editWenchi is connected by road to Techiman and Sunyani and its airport, Sunyani Airport.[4] Wenchi is not serviced by a railway station on the Ghana Railway Corporation, but it has been proposed that a line be extended to Wenchi. It has less vehicular traffic as few people own cars and motors.
Culture
editWenchi celebrates the annual Apoo, a yam festival in April/May. The climax of the Apoo is the durbar of the king (Omanhene) through Wenchi. In August, the annual yam festival takes place in Wenchi and it marks the end of the first rainy season and harvesting of the yam in the towns of Wenchi and Techiman.[4] In 2019, the Omanhemaa (Queen) of Wenchi was Nana Ntoa Sramangyadua III. The Paramount Chief of Wenchi is Osagyefo Ampem Anye Amoampong Tabrako III who has rule the town since 2019 [5]
Sports
editThe inhabitants of Wenchi are sports fanatics; many residents follow several Wenchi-based sports teams. Current second division team is Wenchiman. The team Unity Sporting Club, a sports academy, is located in Wenchi. Young Apostle football club is a team that promoted to the Ghana Premier in 2024,is located at Wenchi. Wenchi is the home town of Professional footballers including Asamoah Gyan, Baffoe Gyan and Felix Afena-Gyan.
Education
editWenchi Methodist Senior High School[6]
Notable people
editWenchi is the hometown and birthplace of former Ghanaian prime minister Kofi Abrefa Busia, who was born a prince of and is buried there. There is a street named after him, Busia Street. His sister Ama Bame Busia, a former member of council of state, is his only living sibling. Professor George Baffour Gyan is the current MP and minister of planning at the presidency.
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editReferences
edit- ^ a b "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007.
- ^ Touring Brong Ahafo
- ^ "Wenchi Normals 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ a b Warren, Dennis Michael (2001). "African Art - Techiman". Retrieved 2008-06-13.
- ^ "Bono Regional Minister, deputy visit Wenchi Municipal". GhanaDistricts.com. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- ^ Boateng, Kojo Akoto (2017-04-05). "Speaker of Parliament directs inquiry into Kintampo disaster". Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always. Retrieved 2022-11-16.