Irrawaddy Delta

E248761
geographical region river delta

The Irrawaddy Delta is a vast, fertile alluvial plain in southern Myanmar, known for its dense network of waterways, rice cultivation, and vulnerability to flooding and cyclones.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Ayeyarwady Delta 4
Irrawaddy Delta canonical 3
Ayeyarwady River delta 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
river delta ⓘ
administrativeRegion Ayeyarwady Region ⓘ
bordersBodyOfWater Andaman Sea ⓘ
Bay of Bengal ⓘ
climate tropical monsoon climate ⓘ
country Myanmar ⓘ
drainedBy Irrawaddy River ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity commercial rice farming ⓘ
river transport ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ
timber extraction ⓘ
hasLandscapeType alluvial plain ⓘ
hasMajorCity Bogale ⓘ
Hinthada ⓘ
Maubin ⓘ
Myaungmya ⓘ
Pathein ⓘ
Pyapon District ⓘ
surface form: Pyapon
hasRiskFactor salinization of soils ⓘ
sea-level rise ⓘ
hasSeason dry season ⓘ
rainy season ⓘ
hasSoilType alluvial soil ⓘ
hasVegetationType freshwater swamp forest ⓘ
mangroves ⓘ
rice paddies ⓘ
hasWaterwayType canals ⓘ
distributaries ⓘ
tidal creeks ⓘ
isMajor rice bowl of Myanmar ⓘ
knownFor aquaculture ⓘ
dense network of waterways ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
mangrove forests ⓘ
rice cultivation ⓘ
locatedIn southern Myanmar ⓘ
surface form: Lower Myanmar

southern Myanmar ⓘ
mouthOf Irrawaddy River ⓘ
partOf Ayeyarwady Region ⓘ
Myanmar coastal plains ⓘ
supportsLivelihood fisherfolk ⓘ
smallholder farmers ⓘ
supportsPopulationType rural population ⓘ
vulnerableTo flooding ⓘ
storm surges ⓘ
tropical cyclones ⓘ
wasAffectedBy Cyclone Nargis ⓘ
yearOfEvent 2008 ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

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

Irrawaddy River → hasDelta → Irrawaddy Delta ⓘ
Burmese people → dominantIn → Irrawaddy Delta ⓘ
Cyclone Nargis → landfallRegion → Irrawaddy Delta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ayeyarwady Delta
Hlaing River → partOf → Irrawaddy Delta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ayeyarwady River delta
Yangon River → partOf → Irrawaddy Delta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Irrawaddy River delta
Ayeyarwady Region → hasPart → Irrawaddy Delta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ayeyarwady Delta
Province of Burma → containsAdministrativeTerritory → Irrawaddy Delta ⓘ
Wakema → locatedInRiverDelta → Irrawaddy Delta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ayeyarwady Delta
Pantanaw → locatedInRiverDelta → Irrawaddy Delta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ayeyarwady Delta