Travel Guide Lac Du Buyo

Like Lake Kossou, this artificial lake covering 8,000 hectares was created to build the Buyo dam on the Sassandra River from the 1970s to the 1980s to create hydroelectric power plants capable of supplying the country with electricity. It required the engulfment of 900 km², the displacement of nearly 22,000 people, the region was not heavily populated, of Bebe and Kouzie, later joined by Akan, Krou, Mandé. It is bordered by the N'Zo wildlife reserve, which is also adjacent to the Tai National Park. It is navigable by traditional pirogue and has many islands, some of which are home to monkey colonies.