Lake Tengrela

10°38′23″N 4°48′31″W / 10.639689°N 4.808578°W / 10.639689; -4.808578Basin countriesBurkina FasoMax. length2 km (1.2 mi)Max. width1.5 km (0.93 mi)
Ramsar Wetland
Official nameLac de TingrelaDesignated7 October 2009Reference no.1881[1]

Lake Tengrela is a small lake near Banfora in Burkina Faso. It is known for its hippopotamuses. Locals believe that these hippopotamuses do not attack humans because they are sacred hippopotamuses. Crocodiles are almost never seen in this lake. It is 2 km long and 1.5 km wide.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Lac de Tingrela". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ Mepham, Robert; R. H. Hughes; J. S. Hughes (1992). A directory of African wetlands. IUCN. p. 316. ISBN 2-88032-949-3.
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