| 词条 | Navrongo |
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Navrongo is the capital of Kassena-Nankana District – which is within the Upper East Region of north Ghana. Navrongo has a 2012 settlement population of 27,306 people.[1] Navrongo is an important market town, known for its cathedral and its grotto. Navrongo is located at {{coord|10|53|5|N|1|5|25|W}}. Navrongo's population in 2005 was estimated to be 25,470,[3] and its population in 2012 was estimated to be 27,306.[1] The terrain is flat and the ecology is typical of the Sahel – arid grassland with occasional shrubbery. The first ever Solar Plant with a capacity of 2 Megawatts in Ghana is located at Navrongo: Navrongo Solar Power Station.[4] HistoryThe town was founded around 1740.[5] During the 19th century, the town became an important staging post on the Sahel caravan route. At the beginning of the 20th century the British established a base at Navrongo.[6] A Catholic mission was established in 1906 - the White Fathers ("Pères Blancs"), a French group made up of French Canadians. They came to Upper East region from Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) due to French anti-clerical laws (the Fathers believed they would be expelled from Upper Volta). The British allowed them to set up in Navrongo on condition that the school that they were to establish used English only. Despite a rocky beginning (the Fathers had learnt the wrong local language and only attracted 5 students in the first 18 months), the school eventually became a success – a British official in 1927 said that it was the best school (of only 5) in the north of Ghana.[7] Climate{{Weather box |location = Navrongo |single line = Yes |metric first = Yes |Jan record high C = 40.6 |Feb record high C = 41.7 |Mar record high C = 42.2 |Apr record high C = 42.8 |May record high C = 42.2 |Jun record high C = 38.3 |Jul record high C = 35.0 |Aug record high C = 32.8 |Sep record high C = 34.4 |Oct record high C = 37.8 |Nov record high C = 38.3 |Dec record high C = 38.3 |year record high C = 42.8 |Jan high C = 35.6 |Feb high C = 37.2 |Mar high C = 38.9 |Apr high C = 38.3 |May high C = 36.1 |Jun high C = 32.8 |Jul high C = 30.6 |Aug high C = 29.4 |Sep high C = 30.6 |Oct high C = 33.3 |Nov high C = 36.1 |Dec high C = 35.0 |year high C = 34.5 |Jan mean C = 27.5 |Feb mean C = 29.7 |Mar mean C = 31.7 |Apr mean C = 32.0 |May mean C = 30.6 |Jun mean C = 28.1 |Jul mean C = 26.4 |Aug mean C = 25.8 |Sep mean C = 26.1 |Oct mean C = 27.5 |Nov mean C = 28.1 |Dec mean C = 26.7 |year mean C = 28.4 |Jan low C = 19.4 |Feb low C = 22.2 |Mar low C = 24.4 |Apr low C = 25.6 |May low C = 25.0 |Jun low C = 23.3 |Jul low C = 22.2 |Aug low C = 22.2 |Sep low C = 21.7 |Oct low C = 21.7 |Nov low C = 20.0 |Dec low C = 18.3 |year low C = 22.2 |Jan record low C = 12.8 |Feb record low C = 16.1 |Mar record low C = 18.3 |Apr record low C = 20.0 |May record low C = 18.9 |Jun record low C = 19.4 |Jul record low C = 19.4 |Aug record low C = 19.4 |Sep record low C = 17.8 |Oct record low C = 19.4 |Nov record low C = 16.1 |Dec record low C = 13.3 |year record low C = 12.8 |rain colour = green |Jan rain mm = 0.5 |Feb rain mm = 5.6 |Mar rain mm = 15.5 |Apr rain mm = 48.5 |May rain mm = 111.5 |Jun rain mm = 144.3 |Jul rain mm = 200.9 |Aug rain mm = 263.4 |Sep rain mm = 228.6 |Oct rain mm = 67.6 |Nov rain mm = 6.1 |Dec rain mm = 1.3 |year rain mm = 1093.8 |source 1 = Sistema de Clasificación Bioclimática Mundial[8] }} EconomySubsistence level agriculture is the usual economic occupation of Navrongo, as well as the rearing of goats and cattle. Navrongo CathedralNavrongo Cathedral, as it is now known, was built in 1906 and expanded in 1920. Originally called "Our Lady of Seven Sorrows", the construction was overseen by the White Fathers. The walls are of mud (therefore it is also called "Mud Cathedral"), and wooden beams form the roof. On the inside, the walls are decorated with animal forms, scenes of everyday life, and Christian themes such as the Last Supper and the Bethlehem scene in the entrance area. The site also contains a grotto and accommodation facilities. Etymology of nameThe word "Navrongo" is an Anglicization of the name navorlngo. This in turn comes from the name navoro,[9] which combines the word naga (meaning foot or leg) with voro (meaning the sound of stepping onto crunchy, dry soil).[10] See also
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