Girua River
The Girua River is a river located in the Oro Province of Papua New Guinea. Alluvial gold was discovered in the river late in the 19th century. By 1898, about 150 miners were working on the Gira and Mambare rivers.- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Papua New Guinea
- Also known as: “Giriwi”, “Giriwu River”, “Girua”, and “Giruwa”
Girua River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Oro Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Girua River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Girua River”
- Uzbek: “Girua daryosi”
- Welsh: “Afon Girua”
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