Dambai is the capital of the Oti Region.[2] It is located on the eastern side of the Oti River, a tributary of the Volta Lake. It was declared the capital of the region which was carved out of the existing Volta Region. It was given the Legislative Instruments as capital by President Nana Akuffo Addo on 15th of February 2019 after it was chosen to be the capital. It is located in the heart of the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) area.
Flora and fauna
The outskirts of Dambai contain wild animals such as lions and elephants, duikers, cobs, several marine and land snakes such as vipers, and pythons, and buffalo. Fish in the lake include tilapia, cat fish, Nile perch, electric fish, puff fish. There are several types of oysters and clams as well as several types of crocodiles including the Nile crocodile.[3]
Economy
The occupation of the inhabitants is farming and fishing on the River Oti with few inhabitants being employed by offices of the district assembly and teaching. Education
The town has a teachers' training school, Dambai College of Education, and several second cycle schools. In 2013, another teacher training school and a nursing school, Aim Professional Training College and Mon Reve Institute, were established.
The town has a number of senior high schools as well. They include Oti Senior High, Yabram Community Day Senior High and many others.
People and culture
Several tribes can be found in Dambai. The Nchumuru people are divided into 7 main clans: Kachenki, Susuro, Munkuri, Agyimbra, Abraman, Boyayi, and Wankanyaw. Other tribes are the Zabarama and Hausa who engage in trading, the Kotokoli, the Ewe and Ada who fish on the Oti River, the Konkomba and the Basari who are farmers, and several Fulanies can also be found raising cattle.
The indigenous people observe the Kipor Day every 6 days. It is equivalent to the Jewish Sabbath: on this day no one is expected to go to farm or engage in activities deemed to be farming, and this is strictly enforced. Young people are placed on guard to arrest those who break this rule, who are made to pay fines of sheep or goat and liquor that are sacrificed to the ancestors.
There is also the Fofie day, which falls on Friday. There are a lot of sacrifices to ancestors.
The Dambai Nchumurus have one of the most elaborate dance forms. These are normally for funerals. Sukudai is a funeral dance for elders, particularly clan heads and famous hunters. There is also Mbofou for hunters when they kill big game. Nchuso, meaning water dance, is for the ordinary Nchumuru man or woman when they die. Atokoiatokoi is a dance for elderly women or headwomen of a clan.
References
^Mordy, Jerry. . Archived from the original on 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
^"10-year-old boy allegedly commits suicide at Dambai - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
^"Dambai is capital of new Oti region". VRCC. 2019-02-15. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
dambai, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, november, 2016, lea. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Dambai news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Dambai is a city in Ghana and the administrative capital of the newly created Oti Region 1 DambaiRegional CapitalDambaiLocation in GhanaCoordinates 08 04 08 N 0 10 45 E 8 06889 N 0 17917 E 8 06889 0 17917CountryGhanaRegionOti RegionDistrictKrachi East DistrictElevation364 ft 111 m Time zoneGMT Summer DST GMT Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Location 2 Flora and fauna 3 Economy 4 People and culture 5 ReferencesGeography EditLocation Edit Dambai is the capital of the Oti Region 2 It is located on the eastern side of the Oti River a tributary of the Volta Lake It was declared the capital of the region which was carved out of the existing Volta Region It was given the Legislative Instruments as capital by President Nana Akuffo Addo on 15th of February 2019 after it was chosen to be the capital It is located in the heart of the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority SADA area Flora and fauna EditThe outskirts of Dambai contain wild animals such as lions and elephants duikers cobs several marine and land snakes such as vipers and pythons and buffalo Fish in the lake include tilapia cat fish Nile perch electric fish puff fish There are several types of oysters and clams as well as several types of crocodiles including the Nile crocodile 3 Economy EditThe occupation of the inhabitants is farming and fishing on the River Oti with few inhabitants being employed by offices of the district assembly and teaching EducationThe town has a teachers training school Dambai College of Education and several second cycle schools In 2013 another teacher training school and a nursing school Aim Professional Training College and Mon Reve Institute were established The town has a number of senior high schools as well They include Oti Senior High Yabram Community Day Senior High and many others People and culture EditSeveral tribes can be found in Dambai The Nchumuru people are divided into 7 main clans Kachenki Susuro Munkuri Agyimbra Abraman Boyayi and Wankanyaw Other tribes are the Zabarama and Hausa who engage in trading the Kotokoli the Ewe and Ada who fish on the Oti River the Konkomba and the Basari who are farmers and several Fulanies can also be found raising cattle The indigenous people observe the Kipor Day every 6 days It is equivalent to the Jewish Sabbath on this day no one is expected to go to farm or engage in activities deemed to be farming and this is strictly enforced Young people are placed on guard to arrest those who break this rule who are made to pay fines of sheep or goat and liquor that are sacrificed to the ancestors There is also the Fofie day which falls on Friday There are a lot of sacrifices to ancestors The Dambai Nchumurus have one of the most elaborate dance forms These are normally for funerals Sukudai is a funeral dance for elders particularly clan heads and famous hunters There is also Mbofou for hunters when they kill big game Nchuso meaning water dance is for the ordinary Nchumuru man or woman when they die Atokoiatokoi is a dance for elderly women or headwomen of a clan References Edit Mordy Jerry News Dambai is capital of new Oti region News Myjoyonline Archived from the original on 2019 09 04 Retrieved 2018 02 15 10 year old boy allegedly commits suicide at Dambai MyJoyOnline com www myjoyonline com Retrieved 2021 05 17 Dambai is capital of new Oti region VRCC 2019 02 15 Retrieved 2021 06 12 Coordinates 08 04 08 N 0 10 45 E 8 06889 N 0 17917 E 8 06889 0 17917 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dambai amp oldid 1114705831, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
