Guinea - Slave Route in Africa Timbo Segment at Rio Pongo

The district of Farinhya is located at a distance of 190 kilometers from the Conakry capital of Guinea, if it is to be reached by road. Place in the plains of Guinea Maritime, it is at 10 ° 17 'north latitude and 13 ° 59' west longitude, with altitudes ranging between 30 and 100 meters high. Hydrographically, Farinhya is watered mainly by the Rio Pongo and the Rio Baladi (Fatala) with many rivers flowing into it. Small, temporary rivers and streams have a high density but many dry out from March to May or remain in the form of pools. The climate, of tropical type, is characterized by the persistence of two seasons of six (6 months ~ hacune: the dry season December-May and the rainy season May-November.The average annual temperature is 26 ° 5 with maxima of 36 ° in the month of April and minima of the order of 19 ° in the month of December.