Gyimi River Explained

Gyimi River
Name Other:	Jimi River
Map:	Pra River Basin OSM.png
Map Size:	250
Subdivision Type1:	Country
Subdivision Name1:	Ghana
Length:	10km (10miles)
Discharge1 Location:	Mouth
Mouth:	Ofin River
Mouth Coordinates:	5.9805°N -1.7743°W
Mouth Elevation:	102 meters

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

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

See also

• Obuasi Gold Mine

Notes and References

1. Gyimi
2. Web site: Jimiso . 2020-03-19 . 2020-10-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201021030139/https://sites.google.com/site/ghanaplacenames/database/ashanti/jimiso . dead .
3. https://mapcarta.com/16945856 Gyimi
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.
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
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. https://zh.mindat.org/feature-2300089.html Gyimi, Ashanti Region, Ghana