Bakia | |
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populated settlement | |
Location in Guinea | |
Coordinates: 10°06′N 13°57′W / 10.100°N 13.950°WCoordinates: 10°06′N 13°57′W / 10.100°N 13.950°W | |
Country | Guinea |
Region | Boké Region |
Prefecture | Boffa Prefecture |
Elevation | 180 ft (55 m) |
Time zone | GMT (UTC+0) |
Bakia is a populated settlement in the Boffa Prefecture, Boké Region, Guinea.
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.