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Coordinates: 5°58′49.9″N 1°46′27.5″W / 5.980528°N 1.774306°W / 5.980528; -1.774306
  
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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 / 5.980528°N 1.774306°W / 5.980528; -1.774306

 • elevation

102 meters
Length10 km (6.2 mi)
Discharge 
 • locationMouth

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.

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

Water pollution

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Gyimiinhttps://www.geonames.org/about.html
  • ^ "Jimiso". Archived from the original on 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  • ^ Gyimi Mapcarta.
  • ^ 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
  • ^ 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
  • ^ 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.
  • ^ Gyimi, Ashanti Region, Ghana Mindat.org


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