Achwa River

The Achwa River is a river of . It flows through the northern central part of the country, draining much of Uganda's northern plateau and northeastern highlands, before crossing the border into where it joins the .
Wikipedia
  • Stream
  • …lies at an elevation of 576 metres (1,890 feet)
  • Description: river in South Sudan
  • Also known as
    “Achwa”
    “Assua”
    “Aswa River”
    “River Assua”
    “River Asua”
    “River Aswa”
    “River Moroto”

Achwa River

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Latitude
3.73356° or 3° 44′ 1″ north
Longitude
31.93949° or 31° 56′ 22″ east
Open location code
6GMHPWMQ+CQ
Geo­Names ID
378246
Wiki­data ID
Q2034078

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Achwa River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نهر أتشوا”
  • Asturian: “Ríu Achwa”
  • Cebuano: “Achwa”
  • Dagbani: “Achwa River”
  • Dagbani: “Aswa River”
  • Dutch: “Achwa”
  • French: “Rivière Achwa”
  • German: “Achwa”
  • German: “Aswa”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Achwa River”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Achwa”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Aswa River”
  • Hausa: “Kogin Akwa”
  • Igbo: “Osimiri Achwa”
  • Irish: “Achwa”
  • Kinyarwanda: “Umugezi wa Achwa”
  • Malayalam: “അച്‌വ നദി”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Achwa”
  • Russian: “Асва”
  • Russian: “Асуа”
  • Serbian: “Ačva”
  • Serbian: “Ачва”
  • Swahili: “Mto Achwa”
  • Swedish: “Achwa”
  • Uzbek: “Achva daryosi”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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South Sudan: Highlights

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