Comoro River

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The Comoro River is a major waterway in northern East Timor that flows through the capital region of Dili and plays an important role in the area’s ecology and local livelihoods.

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Label Occurrences
Comoro River canonical 3

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
country East Timor
linked to: Timor-Leste
emptiesInto Banda Sea
Wetar Strait
flowsThrough Dili
Dili municipality
hasDirection generally northward
hasEnvironmentalIssue erosion
pollution from urban runoff
sedimentation
hasMouthPosition north coast of East Timor
hasNameOrigin Comoro area of Dili
hasRisk bank erosion affecting settlements
flooding of low-lying neighborhoods in Dili
hasSourceRegion interior highlands of East Timor
isAssociatedWith rainy season flows
seasonal flooding
isCrossedBy bridges in Dili
isImportantFor ecosystem services in northern East Timor
freshwater supply in Dili region
isIncludedIn Dili urban planning
isMajorWaterwayOf Dili region
northern East Timor
isMonitoredBy Timor-Leste government agencies
isNear Comoro suburb of Dili
Dili International Airport
linked to: Dili Airport
isPartOf drainage system of northern Timor-Leste
isSubjectOf flood risk management in Dili
locatedIn northern East Timor
mouthLocatedIn Dili Bay
playsRoleIn coastal ecosystem of Dili Bay
ecology of Dili area
fisheries
local agriculture
local livelihoods
urban water use
supports aquatic biodiversity
riparian vegetation
usedFor domestic water use by nearby communities
informal irrigation
sand and gravel extraction

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dili municipality contains Comoro River
Comoro Airport near Comoro River
Dili district contains Comoro River