Ayeyarwady Basin

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:river
gptkbp:annualRainfall 2,000 mm (average)
gptkbp:area 413,710 square kilometers
gptkbp:catchmentArea about 413,710 km²
gptkbp:climate tropical monsoon
gptkbp:country gptkb:Myanmar
gptkbp:deltaImportance main rice-producing region
gptkbp:deltaPopulation over 7 million
gptkbp:dischargeAverage 13,000 m³/s
gptkbp:drainedBy gptkb:Ayeyarwady_River
gptkbp:emptiesInto gptkb:Andaman_Sea
gptkbp:hasBiodiversity high
gptkbp:historicalSignificance center of ancient Burmese kingdoms
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ayeyarwady Basin
gptkbp:hydropowerPotential significant
gptkbp:importantFor agricultural heartland of Myanmar
gptkbp:internationalRiverBasin no
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Myanmar
gptkbp:mainCrops gptkb:rice
beans
pulses
gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity gptkb:transportation
agriculture
fishing
trade
gptkbp:mainRiver 2,170 km
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Mandalay
Naypyidaw
Yangon
gptkbp:majorDelta gptkb:Ayeyarwady_Delta
gptkbp:mouthLocation Andaman Sea, near Yangon
gptkbp:navigationSystem major transport route
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Irrawaddy_dolphin
gptkb:Burmese_roofed_turtle
Giant catfish
gptkbp:population over 33 million
gptkbp:protectedArea Irrawaddy Dolphin Protected Area
gptkbp:region gptkb:Kachin_State
gptkbp:seasonalFlooding seasonal
gptkbp:threats climate change
overfishing
pollution
deforestation
gptkbp:tributaryOf gptkb:Chindwin_River
gptkb:Mu_River
gptkb:Myitnge_River
gptkb:Shweli_River
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ayeyarwady
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7