Marikina Valley

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Marikina Valley is a low-lying alluvial valley in the eastern part of Metro Manila, Philippines, known for its dense urban communities and susceptibility to flooding from the Marikina River.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Marikina Valley canonical 2
Marikina River Valley 1
Marikina River basin 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf alluvial valley
geographical region
adjacentTo Antipolo
Cainta
Pasig
Quezon City
Sierra Madre foothills
administrativeRegion National Capital Region
climate tropical monsoon climate
contains City of Marikina
parts of Antipolo
parts of Cainta
parts of Pasig
parts of Quezon City
continent Asia
country Philippines
drainageBasinOf Marikina River
drainsInto Pasig River via Marikina River
economicActivity commercial establishments
light industry
residential development
environmentalIssue flood management
riverbank erosion
floodRisk high
geologicalSetting rift valley associated with Marikina Fault System
hasRiver Marikina River
hydrologicalFeature floodplain of Marikina River
infrastructure road networks connecting eastern Metro Manila
knownFor dense urban communities
susceptibility to flooding
landUse mixed residential and commercial
locatedIn Luzon
Metro Manila
eastern Metro Manila
linked to: Eastern Manila area
majorFloodEvents Typhoon Ketsana (Ondoy) 2009
Typhoon Ulysses (Vamco) 2020
near Marikina Fault
West Valley Fault
partOf Greater Manila Area
Marikina River basin
linked to: Marikina Valley
populationDensity high
riskFactor flooding from intense monsoon rains
seismic risk from nearby faults
surfaceMaterial alluvium
susceptibleTo flash floods
riverine flooding
terrainType low-lying valley
urbanizationLevel high

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Marikina River passesThrough Marikina Valley
Marikina River drainageBasin Marikina Valley
Marikina Valley partOf Marikina River basin
linked to: Marikina Valley
La Vista Subdivision near Marikina River Valley
linked to: Marikina Valley