Eastern Plains of Colombia

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The Eastern Plains of Colombia are a vast tropical savanna region in eastern Colombia, characterized by open grasslands, cattle ranching, and oil production, and forming part of the wider Orinoco River basin.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Llanos region 4
Eastern Plains of Colombia canonical 3
eastern plains of Colombia 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
natural region of Colombia
tropical savanna
biome tropical and subtropical grasslands savannas and shrublands
borderedBy Andes
surface form: Andes Mountains

Los Llanos
surface form: Venezuelan Llanos
bordersCountry Venezuela
climateClassification Aw (tropical savanna climate)
contains Los Llanos
surface form: Llanos grasslands
containsDepartment Arauca Department
Casanare Department
Guainía Department
Guaviare Department
Meta Department
Vaupés Department
Vichada Department
part of Caquetá Department
part of Norte de Santander Department
country Colombia
culturalRegionFor llanero cowboy culture
drainedBy Orinoco River tributaries
elevationRange lowland plains
hasClimate distinct wet and dry seasons
tropical climate
hasLandscape open grasslands
savanna
hasNaturalResource natural gas
petroleum
hasRiver Arauca River
Casanare River
Guaviare River
Meta River
Vichada River NERFINISHED
hasWildlife capybara populations
llanero bird species
knownFor extensive cattle ranches
hydrocarbon resources
locatedIn eastern Colombia
majorEconomicActivity agriculture
cattle ranching
oil production
partOf Orinoco Basin
surface form: Orinoco River basin

Orinoquía region of Colombia
surface form: Orinoquía region
timeZone America/Bogota
surface form: Colombia Standard Time
usedFor extensive livestock grazing
vegetationType gallery forests
seasonally flooded grasslands

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

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

Meta River region Eastern Plains of Colombia
Meta River flowsThrough Eastern Plains of Colombia
this entity surface form: Colombian Llanos
Apure River hasEconomicImportanceFor Eastern Plains of Colombia
this entity surface form: Llanos region
llanero cavalry operatedIn Eastern Plains of Colombia
this entity surface form: Llanos region
Villavicencio–Bogotá highway connectsRegion Eastern Plains of Colombia
this entity surface form: eastern plains of Colombia
Villavicencio gatewayTo Eastern Plains of Colombia
this entity surface form: Llanos region
Departamento de Meta locatedOn Eastern Plains of Colombia
Puerto Gaitán locatedInRegion Eastern Plains of Colombia
this entity surface form: eastern plains of Colombia
Crax daubentoni geographicDistribution Eastern Plains of Colombia
this entity surface form: Llanos region
Río Meta (Spanish) region Eastern Plains of Colombia
subject surface form: Río Meta