Benya River

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Benya River is a watercourse in Ghana’s Central Region that flows into the Gulf of Guinea and helps form the Benya Lagoon near the coastal town of Elmina.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
associatedWith Benya Lagoon fishery
Elmina fishing community
basinCountry Ghana NERFINISHED
coastalRiverOf Ghana NERFINISHED
country Ghana
drainsTo Gulf of Guinea coast of Ghana NERFINISHED
emptiesInto Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED
emptiesNear Elmina NERFINISHED
flowsInto Gulf of Guinea NERFINISHED
forms Benya Lagoon NERFINISHED
hasEstuaryType lagoonal estuary
hasLocalEconomyRole supports fishing in Benya Lagoon
supports small-scale agriculture along its banks
hasWaterBody Benya Lagoon NERFINISHED
helpsForm Benya Lagoon NERFINISHED
languageRegion Akan-speaking area
locatedIn Central Region, Ghana NERFINISHED
southern Ghana
locatedNear Elmina NERFINISHED
locatedOnContinent Africa
mouthLocatedAt Gulf of Guinea NERFINISHED
nearbySettlement Elmina NERFINISHED
partOf drainage basin of the Gulf of Guinea
region Central Region NERFINISHED
tributaryOf Atlantic Ocean via Gulf of Guinea

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Benya Lagoon connectedTo Benya River