Sigatoka River

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The Sigatoka River is a major river on Fiji’s main island of Viti Levu, known for its fertile valley and significance to local agriculture and settlements.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Sigatoka River canonical 3
Sigatoka Valley 2

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinLocatedOn Viti Levu
climateZone tropical maritime climate
continent Oceania
country Fiji
drainageBasinCountry Fiji
flowsInto South Pacific Ocean
flowsThrough Sigatoka River self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sigatoka Valley
hasEconomicImportance local agriculture
rural livelihoods
tourism
hasEcosystemType tropical river ecosystem
hasGeomorphologicalFeature broad alluvial valley
hasHistoricalSignificance development of agriculture on Viti Levu
traditional Fijian settlements
hasMouthPosition south coast of Viti Levu
hasNearbySettlement Sigatoka
villages in Sigatoka Valley
hasSedimentTypeAtMouth sand dunes
hasSourcePosition interior highlands of Viti Levu
hasTourismActivity jet boat tours
river safaris
hasValleyName Sigatoka River self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sigatoka Valley
knownFor agricultural production
fertile river valley
supporting local settlements
languageOfToponym Fijian
length approximately 120 kilometres
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Ba Province NERFINISHED
Nadroga-Navosa Province
Naitasiri Province
locatedOnIsland Viti Levu
mouthLocatedIn Sigatoka
South Pacific Ocean
near Sigatoka Sand Dunes National Park
surface form: Sigatoka Sand Dunes
partOf river systems of Viti Levu
supports freshwater fish species
local fisheries
riparian vegetation
usedFor irrigation
subsistence agriculture
transport by small boats
valleyNicknamed Fiji’s Salad Bowl
valleyUsedFor root crop farming
taro cultivation
vegetable farming

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Referenced by (5)

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

Viti Levu hasMajorRiver Sigatoka River
Sigatoka river Sigatoka River
Sigatoka River flowsThrough Sigatoka River self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Sigatoka Valley
Sigatoka River hasValleyName Sigatoka River self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Sigatoka Valley
Western Division, Fiji containsRiver Sigatoka River