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Gyimi river[1] also known as Jimi River[2] is a stream in Ashanti Region, Ghana. It forms in area of a Naimakrom settlement.[3] It confluence with Ofin River is near town Dunkwa-on-Offin.

For river in Papua New Guinea, see Jimi River.
Gyimi River
Jimi River
South Ghana with the Ofin (left) and Gyimi River
Location
CountryGhana
Physical characteristics
MouthOfin River
 • coordinates
5°58′49.9″N 1°46′27.5″W
 • elevation
102 meters
Length10 km (6.2 mi)
Discharge 
 • locationMouth

Word gyimi in the Twi language of the Akan people[4] can be roughly translated as foolery or not normal.[5]


Water pollution


Within the Gyimi (Jimi) river basin heavy metal contamination is present. It is caused by mining operations.[6][7]


See also



References


  1. Gyimi in https://www.geonames.org/about.html
  2. Jimiso
  3. Gyimi Mapcarta.
  4. David A. Donkor Selling the President: Stand-Up Comedy and the Politricks of Indirection in Ghana Theatre Survey - The Journal of the American Society for Theatre Research. Cambridge, England Vol. 54, Iss. 2, May 2013 pages 255-281. ISSN 0040-5574
  5. Lily Kpobi, Leslie Swartz Ghanaian traditional and faith healers' explanatory models of intellectual disability Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities Volume 32, Issue 1 January 2019 Pages 43-50 https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12500 ISSN 1360-2322
  6. Akabzaa, T.M., Banoeng-Yakubu, B., & Seyire, J.S. Heavy metal contamination in some mining communities within the Jimi River basin in Ashanti Region, Ghana. Journal of Ghana Science Association, 7(1), 36-45, 2005.
  7. Gyimi, Ashanti Region, Ghana Mindat.org


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