Bakia, Guinea Explained

Bakia
Settlement Type:populated settlement
Pushpin Map:Guinea
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Guinea
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Guinea
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Boké Region
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Boffa Prefecture
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:10.1°N -70°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:55

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bakia / Prefecture de Boffa. getamap.net. getamap.net. 14 October 2016.
  2. Book: Barry. Boubacar. Senegambia and the Atlantic Slave Trade. 1998. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge. 9780521597609. 15 October 2016.