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Caia (river)

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Country
  
Spain,Portugal

Source
  
Serra de São Mamede

Countries
  
Spain, Portugal

Basin area
  
846 km²

Mouth
  
Guadiana

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Main source
  
Serra de São Mamede, Portugal

River mouth
  
Guadiana River, near Badajoz, Spain

Basin size
  
846 square kilometres (327 sq mi)

The Caia is a river in the Iberian Peninsula, a tributary to the Guadiana. It is one of the main water courses in the Portalegre District, Portugal. Portugal does not recognise the border between the Caia and Ribeira de Cuncos River deltas, since the beginning of the 1801 occupation of Olivenza by Spain. This territory, though under de facto Spanish occupation, remains a de jure part of Portugal, consequently no border is henceforth recognised in this area.

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Map of R%C3%ADo Caya

Course

It has its sources in the Serra de São Mamede and for the lower 11 kilometres (7 mi) of its course it forms the international Portugal-Spain border. Finally it joins the Guadiana River southwest of the city of Badajoz.

Tributaries

  • Arronches, also known as Alegrete
  • Algalé
  • Dams

  • Caia Dam, with the largest reservoir of Portalegre District
  • References

    Caia (river) Wikipedia