Sinú River

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The Sinú River is a major river in northern Colombia that flows through the Caribbean lowlands before emptying into the Caribbean Sea.

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Label Occurrences
Sinú River canonical 14

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Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry Colombia
country Colombia
drainageBasinLocatedIn Córdoba Department
emptiesInto Caribbean Sea
flowsDirection generally northward
flowsNear Montería
flowsThrough Caribbean lowlands
Córdoba Department
hasBasinType lowland river basin
hasBiodiversity high aquatic biodiversity
hasClimate tropical humid
hasEconomicImportance hydropower potential
regional agriculture
regional fisheries
hasEcosystemType tropical river ecosystem
hasFloodplain Sinú River valley
hasHistoricalInhabitants Zenú people
hasMouthNear Gulf of Morrosquillo
hasRisk seasonal flooding
influences Montería urban development
isMajorRiverOf northern Colombia
isOneOf major rivers of the Colombian Caribbean coast
locatedIn Caribbean region of Colombia
northern Colombia
majorCityOnRiver Montería
mouth Caribbean Sea
namedAfter Zenú (Sinú) indigenous culture
partOf Caribbean drainage basin
passesThrough Montería
region Caribbean lowlands of Colombia
sourceLocation Cordillera Occidental (Colombian Andes)
usedFor fishing
irrigation
transportation

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

Córdoba Department traversedBy Sinú River
Sinú River valley drainedBy Sinú River
Sinú River valley namedAfter Sinú River
Montería locatedOnRiver Sinú River
northwestern Colombia hasRiver Sinú River
Lorica locatedOn Sinú River
Lorica hasWaterBody Sinú River
Sinu Valley namedAfter Sinú River
Sinu Valley river Sinú River
Zenú irrigation canals mainRiver Sinú River
Zenú canal networks mainRiver Sinú River
Montería locatedOnRiver Sinú River
subject linked to: city of Montería