Nigeria
North West Nigeria
Sokoto State

Goronyo Dam

The Goronyo Dam impounds the Rima River in local government area of in the northern . It was completed in 1984 and commissioned in 1992.
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Goronyo Dam

Latitude
13.53844° or 13° 32′ 18″ north
Longitude
5.94823° or 5° 56′ 54″ east
Elevation
295 metres (968 feet)
Open location code
7F57GWQX+97
Open­Street­Map ID
way 212965421
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­reservoir
Geo­Names ID
7911061
Wiki­data ID
Q5586827
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swahili—“Goronyo Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Goronyo Dam”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سد جورونيو”
  • Hausa: “Goronyo Dam”
  • Igala: “Goronyo Dam”
  • Igbo: “Goronyo Dam”
  • Igbo: “Ọdọ Mmiri Goronyo”
  • Italian: “diga di Goronyo”
  • Nigerian Pidgin: “Goronyo Dam”
  • Persian: “سد گورونیو”
  • Spanish: “Embalse de Goronyo”
  • Swahili: “Bwawa la Goronyo”

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