Lake Buyo
Lake Buyo is an artificial lake in western Ivory Coast on the Sassandra River. It was formed by the construction of the Buyo Dam at Buyo in 1980. The water quality of the lake has suffered from disposal of untreated effluents and overuse of fertilizers in the surrounding areas.Lake Buyo
- Type: Lake
- Description: artificial lake near the town
- Categories: reservoir and body of water
- Location: Montagnes, Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
6.33333° or 6° 20′ north
Longitude
-7.16667° or 7° 10′ west
Elevation
207 metres (679 feet)
Open location code
6CRJ8RMM+88
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Welsh—“Lake Buyo” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “ဘုယိုကန်”
- Cebuano: “Lac de Buyo”
- French: “Lac Buyo”
- Georgian: “ბუიო”
- Japanese: “ブヨ湖”
- Lithuanian: “Bujo tvenkinys”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Buyo”
- Polish: “Buyo”
- Romanian: “Lacul Buyo”
- Spanish: “Lago de Buyo”
- Swedish: “Lac de Buyo”
- Turkish: “Buyo Gölü”
- Welsh: “Llyn Buyo”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Lessyo and Dassiri.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: N’zo Partial Faunal Reserve and Buyo Dam.
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