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Bayano River

The 883rd longest river in the world

km

Bayano River is a river of Panama in the Panamá Province. It is an alternative name for the upper part of the Chepo River. It is named after Bayano, the leader of a slave revolt and ruler of a kingdom of former slaves in 16th century Panama. It was dammed in the 1970s, creating Lago Bayano. This dam provides much of the electrical power for Panama City.

Flows through: Panama.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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