Río Balsas

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Río Balsas is a major river in south-central Mexico that flows from Puebla through several states before emptying into the Pacific Ocean, playing a key role in regional agriculture and hydroelectric power.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Río Balsas canonical 1
Río Balsas (Balsas River) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
alsoKnownAs Balsas River
Río de las Balsas
associatedWith Balsas dry forests ecoregion
basinCountry Mexico
continent North America
country Mexico
drainageBasin Balsas River basin
ecosystemTypeAlongBanks tropical dry forest
emptiesInto Pacific Ocean
flowsDirection generally east-to-west
flowsThrough Estado de México
Guerrero
Michoacán
Morelos
Puebla
linked to: Puebla (state)
hasDam Presa El Caracol
Presa El Infiernillo
Presa La Villita
hasHydroelectricPlant El Caracol hydroelectric plant
Infiernillo hydroelectric plant
La Villita hydroelectric plant
hasTributary Río Amacuzac
Río Atoyac
linked to: Atoyac River

Río Cutzamala
Río Mixteco
Río Tepalcatepec
importance major river of Mexico
languageOfName Spanish
locatedIn Guerrero
Michoacán
Morelos
south-central Mexico
linked to: southern Mexico
mouthLocation Guerrero
Lázaro Cárdenas region
partOf Balsas River basin
passesNear Chilpancingo
Ciudad Altamirano
Cuernavaca
Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán
playsRoleIn regional economic development
regional transportation (historically)
region Balsas Depression
sourceLocation Puebla
linked to: Puebla (state)

Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
usedBy agricultural producers
rural communities
usedFor agriculture
fishing
hydroelectric power generation
irrigation

How these facts were elicited

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Balsas River alsoKnownAs Río Balsas
Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán locatedOnRiver Río Balsas (Balsas River)
linked to: Río Balsas