Kampar River

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The Kampar River is a significant river in central Sumatra, Indonesia, known for its tidal bore phenomenon called the "Bono" wave and its importance to regional transport and local communities.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Kampar River canonical 2
Sungai Kampar 2
Kampar Kanan River 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
river
continent Asia
country Indonesia
emptiesInto Strait of Malacca
surface form: Malacca Strait
flowsDirection eastward
flowsThrough Riau Province NERFINISHED
formedByConfluenceOf Kampar River self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kampar Kanan River

Kampar River self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kampar Kiri River
hasAlternativeName Kampar River
surface form: Kampar River, Riau

Kampar River
surface form: Sungai Kampar
hasCulturalSignificance local folklore about Bono
traditional river-based livelihoods
hasEconomicImportance fisheries
tourism related to Bono wave
transportation corridor
hasHydrologicalPhenomenon tidal bore
hasHydrologicalType tidal river
hasMouth Strait of Malacca
surface form: Malacca Strait
hasRecreationActivity boat tours
river surfing
hasRisk dangerous tidal waves during Bono
strong currents during tidal bore
hasSourceRegion Bukit Barisan mountains
hasTidalBore Bono wave
influencedBy tides of the Malacca Strait
knownFor Bono tidal bore
strong tidal currents
surfable tidal bore
languageOrigin Malay
surface form: Malay language
locatedIn Riau Province NERFINISHED
Sumatra
locatedInCountrySubdivision Riau
surface form: Province of Riau
locatedInRegion central Sumatra
locatedNear Kampar Regency
Pelalawan Regency
partOf drainage basin of the Malacca Strait
river systems of Sumatra
subjectOf studies on tidal bores
surf tourism reports
supports local communities
riverine settlements
usedFor fishing
local transportation
regional transport
riverine trade
tourism
waterBodyType freshwater river

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

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

West Sumatra hasMajorRiver Kampar River
Riau hasBodyOfWater Kampar River
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (Kampar campus nearby region) nearbyRiver Kampar River
this entity surface form: Sungai Kampar
Kampar River formedByConfluenceOf Kampar River self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Kampar Kanan River
Kampar River formedByConfluenceOf Kampar River self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Kampar Kiri River
Kampar River hasAlternativeName Kampar River
this entity surface form: Sungai Kampar
Kampar River hasAlternativeName Kampar River
this entity surface form: Kampar River, Riau