Kakum River

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The Kakum River is a water body located in Esuekyir, a suburb of Cape Coast in the Central Region of Ghana. [1] [2] The Kakum Conservation Area was named after the river. [3] [4] In 2013, the river was dredged to prevent flooding in the Kwaprow area. [5] The river supplies water to Cape Coast and about 133 other towns and villages. [6]

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