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Pra
river, Ghana
Pra, river of southern Ghana. The Pra River rises in the Kwahu Plateau near Mpraeso and flows 150 miles (240 km) southward to enter the Gulf of Guinea (Atlantic Ocean) at Shama. Its main tributaries are the Ofin, Anum, and Birim. Constantly broken by cataractsâespecially the Bosomasi Rapids at Anyinabrimâthe river is unnavigable even by canoe for most of its length. Oda is the commercial centre of the riverâs northern basin.
The Pra flows through a rich cocoa- and food-producing area and valuable timber forests. The Birim River valley is rich in diamonds, and the northern reaches of the Pra were formerly worked for gold.
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