Cacheu Region topographic map

Name: Cacheu Region topographic map, elevation, terrain.

Location: Cacheu Region, Província Norte, Guinea-Bissau (11.74910 -16.71726 12.51534 -15.47995)

Average elevation: 23 ft

Minimum elevation: -10 ft

Maximum elevation: 154 ft

Cacheu is a low-lying coastal region and the low-lying coastal areas are periodically submerged during high tide. All the coastal regions have a maximum elevation of 300 m (980 ft). The internal region has plains, which are interspersed with rias. There are lot of meandering rivers, many of them forming estuaries in the coastal regions. The principal river, Cacheu, flows through the region. The climate is hot and tropical and the region has two seasons. The onset of summer is from December to May with April - May period having temperature ranges from 20 °C (68 °F) to 30 °C (86 °F). The rainy season is usually from May to November. The region receives an average rainfall of around 2,000 mm (79 in) compared to the inland regions, which receive 1,000 mm (39 in). The coastal regions are covered with Mangrove swamps, rain forest and tangled forest.

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