Buyo Dam

The Buyo Dam is an embankment dam on the Sassandra River in the district of Côte d'Ivoire. Completed in 1980, it has a hydroelectric power station with an installed capacity of 165 megawatts, enough to power over 111,000 homes.
  • Dam
  • …lies at an elevation of 181 metres (594 feet)
  • …is also known as “Barrage de Buyo”
  • Description: dam in Ivory Coast

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Buyo.
Quarter
is a town in south-western .
6 km northeast of Buyo Dam
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Latitude
6.24246° or 6° 14′ 33″ north
Longitude
-7.04501° or 7° 2′ 42″ west
Open location code
6CRJ6XR3+XX
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Buyo Dam” goes by many names.
Barrage de BuyoCebuano
Ruwan ruwa na BuyoHausa
ブヨダムJapanese
Bujo hidroelektrinėLithuanian
BuyodemningenNorwegian
Buyo vannkraftverkNorwegian Bokmål
BuyodemningenNorwegian Bokmål
سد بویوPersian
Bwawa la BuyoSwahili
Barrage de BuyoSwedish
Letamo la BuyoTswana
ГЕС БуйоUkrainian

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