Bakia, Guinea

Bakia
populated settlement
Bakia Location in Guinea
Coordinates: 10°06′N 13°57′W / 10.100°N 13.950°W / 10.100; -13.950Coordinates: 10°06′N 13°57′W / 10.100°N 13.950°W / 10.100; -13.950
Country	Guinea
Region	Boké Region
Prefecture	Boffa Prefecture
Elevation^[1]	180 ft (55 m)
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

Bakia is a populated settlement in the Boffa Prefecture, Boké Region, Guinea.

History

Emmanuel Gomez, senior, a Portuguese slave trader gained control of Bakia in the eighteenth century. His son, Emmanuel Gomez, junior succeeded him and his daughter Niara Bely married and became ruler of nearby Farenya.^[2]^:78

↑ "Bakia / Prefecture de Boffa". getamap.net. getamap.net. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
↑ Barry, Boubacar (1998). Senegambia and the Atlantic Slave Trade. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 15 October 2016.

Boffa Prefecture

Capital: Boffa

Sub-prefectures	Boffa-Centre Colia Douprou Koba-Tatema Lisso Mankountan Tamita Tougnifili

Towns and villages	Bakia Farenya

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