Babban kogin Kwa, (kuma ana kiransa Kwa Ibo ko Kogin Kwa) yana bi ta jihar Kuros Riba ta Najeriya, ya kwashe gabas da birnin Calabar. Yanayin kogin yana fuskantar barazana daga ayyukan mutane.

Babban Kogin Kwa
General information
Labarin ƙasa
Map
Tsarin Daidaiton Labarin Kasa 4°46′55″N 8°23′53″E / 4.781903°N 8.398018°E / 4.781903; 8.398018
Kasa Najeriya
Territory Kogin Cross River (Najeriya)
River mouth (en) Fassara Kogin Cross River (Najeriya)
Kwa Falls in Cross River National Park.

Kogin ya samo asali ne daga tsaunin Oban, a cikin dajin Kuros Riba, kuma ya bi ta kudu zuwa mashigin Cross River.[1]

Ƙarƙashinsa yana da ruwa, tare da faffadan laka. da kuma malala gabar gabashin birnin Calabar.[1]

Ayyukan ɗan adam

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Ayyukan ɗan adam a cikin Babban kogin Kwa ta al'ada an iyakance shi ga ƙananan noma, kiwo da kamun kifi, galibi don shrimp. Duk da haka, Calabar tana girma, saboda wani ɓangare na yankin ciniki na 'yanci na Calabar, wanda ya haifar da karuwar gidaje da masana'antu a cikin ruwa mai tsabta da mangrove na Babban Kwa.[1] Jami'ar Calabar ta rufe wani yanki 17 hectares (42 acres) tsakanin Babban Kogin Kwa da Kogin Calabar. Jami'ar ta sami ƙarin filaye a duka bankunan Babban Kwa don ci gaban gaba.[2]

Gurbacewa

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kogi

Karamar Hukumar Calabar ba ta da wuraren kula da sharar, kuma ruwan sama kamar da bakin kwarya ya wanke sharar mutane da masana'antu a cikin kogin. Wani bincike da aka gudanar a shekara ta 2008 kan kwayoyin cutar Vibrio a cikin kifi a cikin babban kogin Great Kwa ya nuna cewa ruwan yana gurbata najasa kullum, kuma kifin yana da yawan kamuwa da cuta. Wannan ya haifar da haɗarin lafiya ga mabukaci, gami da haɗarin cututtukan kwalara. [3]


Manazarta

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 E. R. Akpan; J. O. Offem; A. E. Nya. "Baseline ecological studies of the Great Kwa River, Nigeria I: Physico-chemical studies" . EcoServ . Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
  2. "About Us" . University of Calabar. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
  3. 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.