Coordinates: 4°46′55″N 8°23′53″E / 4.781903°N 8.398018°E / 4.781903; 8.398018

Aji líle kwa lẹ (ku ma ñọ dọ Ájí Kwa Ibo Ab'ẹ ki Ájí Kwa ) acha kefu Cross River State, Nigeria, takì ya jẹñwu èju ọwọ East yì efu ewo Calabar ki gbẹ.[1] ijẹñu amì ègbè ki dọmọ lẹ ki defu ọbata tudu amì ẹñwù ojoji ojoji ki ámonẹ ache.[2]

Kwa Falls in Cross River National Park

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Ómì lẹ dufu kwefu Oban Hills, yi Cross River National Park,[2] takì ya chá rù atẹ Cross River

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Ọganẹ ñwu a le ejù ẹgbọlọ ki tẹ kpolo. Takì ya jẹñwu eastern coast efu ewó lile Calabar ki gbẹ[3]

Uchè Amonẹ

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Human activity in the Great Kwa basin has traditionally been limited to small scale farming, aquaculture and artisanal fisheries, mainly for shrimp.[4] However, Calabar is growing, due in part to the Calabar Free Trade Zone, causing growing numbers of houses and factories to be built in the freshwater and mangrove swamps of the Great Kwa.[3] The University of Calabar covers a Éwn malábó:Convert site between the Great Kwa River and the Calabar River. The university has acquired more land on both banks of the Great Kwa for future development.[5]

Pollution

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Calabar Municipality has no waste treatment facilities, and heavy rains wash human and industrial wastes into the river.[3]A 2008 study of Vibrio bacteria in shellfish in the Great Kwa River estuary showed that the water was constantly faecally polluted, and the shellfish had high levels of infection. This posed a health risk for consumer, including a risk of cholera epidemics.[6]

References

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  1. "The Mythology Behind the Great Kwa River - Guide to Nigeria tourism, local culture & investments". www.cometonigeria.com. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "The Mythology Behind the Great Kwa River - Guide to Nigeria tourism, local culture & investments". www.cometonigeria.com. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Ewn madú gbigalí kí manyó: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Akpanetal
  4. Ephraim, Bassey. "Compositional evaluation and quality status of surface waters of MBAT- ABIATI and Oberekkai Creeks of the great Kwa River, Southeastern Nigeria". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. "About Us". University of Calabar. Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
  6. Eja ME, Abriba C, Etok CA, Ikpeme EM, Arikpo GE, Enyi-Idoh KH, Ofor UA (15 July 2008). "Seasonal occurrence of vibrios in water and shellfish obtained from the Great Kwa River estuary, Calabar, Nigeria". Bull Environ Contam Toxicol. 81 (3): 245–8. doi:10.1007/s00128-008-9482-x. PMID 18626562.