Cestos River

The Cestos River, also known as Nuon or Nipoué river, is a river that rises in the Nimba Range of and flows south along the border, then south-west through tracts of Liberian rain forest to empty into a bay on the Atlantic Ocean where the town of Cestos is located.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in west Africa
  • Also known as: Cess”, “Cess River”, “Negben”, and “Nuon

Places in the Area

Nearby places include River Cess.

Village
is the capital city of , . As of the 2008 national census, the population stood at 2,578. It received its original name Cestos from traders in the early 16th century from the baskets that were produced and sold in the town.

Cestos River

Latitude
5.45333° or 5° 27′ 12″ north
Longitude
-9.57444° or 9° 34′ 28″ west
Open location code
6CQGFC3G+86
Geo­Names ID
2278048
Wiki­data ID
Q4771055
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Cestos River” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Cestos River
  • Chinese: 塞斯托斯河
  • Croatian: Cestos (rijeka)
  • Croatian: Cestos
  • French: fleuve Cess
  • French: fleuve Cesstos
  • French: Fleuve Cesstos
  • Fulah: Cestos maayo
  • German: Cestos River
  • Hausa: Kogin Cesstos
  • Indonesian: Sungai Cestos
  • Irish: Abhainn Cestos
  • Italian: Cestos
  • Japanese: セストス川
  • Lithuanian: Sestosas
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Cestos
  • Portuguese: Rio dos Cestos” (historical)
  • Welsh: Afon Cestos

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