San Jorge River basin

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The San Jorge River basin is a region in northern Colombia historically inhabited and shaped by the Zenú Indigenous people, known for their advanced hydraulic engineering and rich pre-Columbian culture.

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Label Occurrences
San Jorge River basin canonical 2
San Jorge River valley 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river basin
biodiversity high aquatic biodiversity
migratory bird habitat
climate tropical humid climate
colonialHistory region of early Spanish exploitation
country Colombia
drainageBasinOf San Jorge River
economicActivity cassava cultivation
extensive livestock grazing
maize cultivation
rice cultivation
ecosystemType tropical lowland floodplain
flowsTowards Río Magdalena
surface form: Caribbean Sea (indirectly via Magdalena River)
governedBy Colombian environmental authorities
hasArchaeologicalSiteType pre-Columbian settlements
hasCulturalHeritage Zenú canal networks
surface form: Zenú canal systems

pre-Hispanic raised fields
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Afro-Colombian communities
Zenú people
hasHistoricalInhabitants Zenú people
hasHydrologicalFeature floodplains
marshes
wetlands
hasIndigenousTerritory Zenú resguardos
hasLandUse floodplain agriculture
pasturelands
hasMainRiver San Jorge River
historicallyShapedBy Zenú hydraulic engineering
inhabitedBy Zenú people
knownFor pre-Columbian Zenú culture
pre-Columbian hydraulic engineering
languageHistoricallySpoken Zenú language
surface form: Zenú language (extinct)
locatedIn northern Colombia
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Department of Antioquia
Department of Bolívar
Department of Córdoba
Sucre Department
surface form: Department of Sucre
partOf Caribbean region of Colombia
Magdalena–Cauca basin
surface form: Magdalena–Cauca macro-basin

Zenú cultural area
subjectTo seasonal flooding
threatenedBy deforestation
illegal mining
water pollution
wetland drainage
tributaryTo Magdalena River valley
surface form: Magdalena River basin
usedFor agriculture
cattle ranching
fishing

Referenced by (3)

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

Zenú indigenousTo San Jorge River basin
Zenú culture mainRegion San Jorge River basin
this entity surface form: San Jorge River valley
Zenú culture areaOfInfluence San Jorge River basin