Nunez River is a river in Guinea with its source in the Fouta Djallon

Fouta Djallon

Fouta Djallon is a highland region in the centre of Guinea, West Africa. The indigenous name is Fuuta-Jaloo...

 highlands. Lying between the Kogon River to the north and the Pongo River

Pongo River

Pongo River can refer to:*The Pongo River , an estuary in Guinea*The Pongo River , a river in the Bahr el Ghazal region of South Sudan.-See also:*Pungo River, a river in North Carolina*Pongo...

 to the south, the Nunez empties into the Atlantic Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...

 along the coast of Guinea-Conakry. The river is swollen each year during the rainy season, producing floodplains and inland swamps. These floodplains are inhabited by the Nalu and Baga people

Baga people

The Baga people live in the coastal area of Guinea. They can be subdivided into five groups of which Landouma is the largest, accounting for fifty percent of all ethnic Bagas. Apart from the various Baga languages, most of the Baga also speak the Mande language Susu, the regional trade language...

. At the mouth of the river is the village of Kanfarandé

Kanfarandé, Guinea

Kanfarande, Guinea or Saint Eugenie or Victoria is a small village located in the Boke Prefecture in the Republic of Guinea. The village has a population of 3062 and was historically ruled by local chiefs who became chiefs hereditarily...

 (formerly Victoria). About 40 miles inland is the city of Boké

Boké

Boké is the capital city of Boké Prefecture within the Boké Region of Lower Guinea near the border with Guinea-Bissau. It is also a sub-prefecture of Guinea. Located along the Rio Nuñez which flows to its not-too-distant mouth on the Atlantic Ocean, Boké is a port. It is known for the Fortin de...

; the largest on the river and the chief commercial center of Guinea. Here the river is 100m wide and 1m deep.

Prior to 1840, this river served as a market for Fulbe slave caravans transporting slaves from the muslim Kingdom of Fouta Djallon

Kingdom of Fouta Djallon

The Kingdom of Fouta Djallon was a pre-colonial West African state based in the Fouta Djallon highlands of modern Guinea.-Origin:...

. During the 1870s, this river was a major export point for peanuts, with 5,000 tons per year. In the 1880s, the trade turned to rubber.