Gyimi River

For river in Papua New Guinea, see Jimi River.

Gyimi River Jimi River
South Ghana with the Ofin (left) and Gyimi River
Location
Country	Ghana
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Ofin River
• coordinates	5°58′49.9″N 1°46′27.5″W
• elevation	102 meters
Length	10 km (6.2 mi)
Discharge
• location	Mouth

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

References

1. Gyimi in https://www.geonames.org/about.html
2. "Jimiso". Archived from the original on 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
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