The Bandama River is the longest river in
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest List of ci ...
with a length of some 800 kilometers. The south-flowing river is fed by the
Marahoué
Marahoué Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast and is one of two regions in Sassandra-Marahoué District. The region's seat is Bouaflé. The region's area is 8,680 km2, and its population in the 2021 census was 981,180.
Departments
...
,
Solomougou,
Kan and
Nzi rivers and empties into the
Tagba Lagoon and the
Gulf of Guinea
The Gulf of Guinea (French language, French: ''Golfe de Guinée''; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Golfo de Guinea''; Portuguese language, Portuguese: ''Golfo da Guiné'') is the northeasternmost part of the tropical Atlantic Ocean from Cape Lopez i ...
.
The Bandama flows through
Lake Kossou, a large artificial lake created in 1973 by the construction of the
Kossou Dam at
Kossou.
Yamoussoukro
Yamoussoukro (; , locally ) is the capital city of Ivory Coast and an autonomous district. As of the 2014 census, Yamoussoukro is the fifth most populous city in the Ivory Coast, with a population of 212,670. Located north-west of Abidjan, the ...
, the capital of
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest List of ci ...
, is located adjacent to the Bandama River.
The
Rallye Côte d'Ivoire is often hosted around the Bandama.
References
External links
concise.britannica.comat mongabay.com
Rivers of Ivory Coast
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