Tlawng River

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The Tlawng River is a major river in the Indian state of Mizoram, flowing through its hilly terrain and supporting local transport, agriculture, and settlements before joining larger river systems.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Tlawng River canonical 4
Khawthlangtuipui River 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
administrativeRegion India
Mizoram state government jurisdiction
alsoKnownAs Dhaleswari River
Rukni River
surface form: Katakhal River
basinCountry India
country India
crossesBorderInto Assam
drainageBasin Mizoram
drains parts of western Mizoram
ecoregion tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
flowsDirection generally northward
flowsThrough Aizawl
surface form: Aizawl district

Kolasib district
Mamit district
hasBridge Tlawng bridge near Aizawl
hasTributary Ngashih River
Teirei River
Tut River
hasValley Tlawng valley
importance major river of Mizoram
influences local climate along its valley
length about 185 km
locatedIn Lushai Hills
Mizoram
Northeast India
mouthLocation Assam
Karimganj
surface form: Karimganj district
nearbySettlement Kolasib district
surface form: Kolasib

Mamit
Sairang
partOf Barak River
surface form: Barak River basin
passesNear Aizawl
region Mizoram
sourceLocation Mizoram
supports inland water transport
local agriculture
local transport
riparian biodiversity
riverine settlements
terrain hilly
tributaryOf Barak River
usedFor fishing
irrigation
navigation
usedHistoricallyFor transport of goods to and from Aizawl region
waterResourceFor drinking water supply in nearby villages

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

Barak River hasTributary Tlawng River
Mizoram majorRiver Tlawng River
Aizawl riverNearby Tlawng River
Mizo Hills drainedBy Tlawng River
Mizo Hills drainedBy Tlawng River
this entity surface form: Khawthlangtuipui River
Khawthlangtuipui (Karnaphuli) River alsoKnownAs Tlawng River
this entity surface form: Khawthlangtuipui River