Cacheu River
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| Mouth of the watercourse | Atlantic Ocean  |
|---|---|
| Dem name after | Cacheu, Farim |
| Country | Guinea-Bissau |
| Coordinate location | 12°33′28″N 14°36′59″W, 12°11′16″N 16°18′53″W |
De Cacheu (Portuguese: Rio Cacheu) be a river of Guinea-Bissau dem sanso know as de Farim along ein upper course. Ein total length be about 257 km. One of ein major tributaries be de Canjambari River.
Course
[edit | edit source]Ein headwaters be near de northern border of de country, north of Contuboel den close to a bend of de Geba River. E dey run west, by de town of Farim den close to Bigenè, den dey broaden into an estuary on whose south shore de town of Cacheu fi be found. Elia Island be a fairly large island dem locate on de right bank of de river close to ein mouth. De island ein western end dey lie east of de confluence plus de Elia River plus Ongueringao Island on de oda bank.[1]
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De Cacheu be navigable to large (2,000-ton) ships for about 97 km, den to smaller vessels much further; na e formerly be an important route for commerce.
History
[edit | edit source]During de Portuguese Colonial War, de Guinea-Bissau War of Independence, na de river serve several military operations.[2]
Insyd December 2000, a large part of de estuary of de river be designated as part of de Cacheu River Natural Park.[3] 68% of de park dey feature mango trees, wich dey form a part of a large block of de trees insyd West Africa.
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Ilha de Elia - Mapcarta
- ↑ "Grants on the History of the Colonial War: Cacheu". Archived from the original on 2010-06-22. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
- ↑ Faculty of Law of Bissau, References on Legal Diploma on the Creation of Cacheu River Mangrove Natural Park
External links
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- Salif Diop, La côte ouest-africaine. Du Saloum (Sénégal) à la Mellacorée (Rép. de Guinée), ORSTOM, Paris, 1990, 380 pages