Kafufu River
The Kafufu or Kavu is a river of southwestern Tanzania. It flows through the Rukwa Valley, flowing between Lake Chad and emptying into Lake Rukwa. The river is deep and has a rapid flow. The Kafufu valley has significant reserves of iron and coal.- Stream
- Description: river in Tanzania
- Also known as“Kavu River”“Kavuu”
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Latitude
-7.2° or 7° 12′ south
Longitude
31.51667° or 31° 31′ east
Open location code
6G4HQGX8+XM
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In Other Languages
From French to Welsh—“Kafufu River” goes by many names.
- French: “Rivière Kafufu”
- Fulah: “Kool Kafufu”
- Hausa: “Kogin Kafufu”
- Irish: “Abhainn Kafufu”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kafufu”
- Norwegian: “Kafufu”
- Swahili: “Mto Kafufu”
- Tswana: “Noka ya Kafufu”
- Uzbek: “Kafufu daryosi”
- Welsh: “Afon Kafufu”
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