Kafufu River

The Kafufu or Kavu is a river of southwestern . It flows through the Rukwa Valley, flowing between and emptying into . The river is deep and has a rapid flow. The Kafufu valley has significant reserves of iron and coal.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Tanzania
  • Also known as: Kavu River” and “Kavuu

Kafufu River

Latitude
-7.2° or 7° 12′ south
Longitude
31.51667° or 31° 31′ east
Elevation
861 metres (2,825 feet)
Open location code
6G4HQGX8+XM
Geo­Names ID
158630
Wiki­data ID
Q4789214
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In Other Languages

From Fulah to Welsh—“Kafufu River” goes by many names.
  • Fulah: Kool Kafufu
  • Hausa: Kogin Kafufu
  • Irish: Abhainn Kafufu
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Kafufu
  • Norwegian: Kafufu
  • Swahili: Mto Kafufu
  • Uzbek: Kafufu daryosi
  • Welsh: Afon Kafufu

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kafufu River”. Photo: Muhammad Mahdi Karim, GFDL.