Ulúa River
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The Ulúa River is a major river in northwestern Honduras that flows through fertile agricultural regions before emptying into the Caribbean Sea.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Río Ulúa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinUse | intensive agriculture ⓘ |
| climateZone | tropical ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Honduras ⓘ |
| countryCapitalRegionRelation | northwest of Tegucigalpa ⓘ |
| countryRegion | Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Honduras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dischargeLocation | near Puerto Cortés ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Honduras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainsInto | Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicImportance | high for Honduran agriculture ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
floodplain deforestation
ⓘ
sedimentation ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally northward ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Cortés Department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Santa Bárbara Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Valle de Sula NERFINISHED ⓘ Yoro Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEstuary | Ulúa River delta ⓘ |
| hasFloodplain | Ulúa River floodplain ⓘ |
| hasFloodRisk | yes ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Blanco River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Humuya River NERFINISHED ⓘ Jicatuyo River NERFINISHED ⓘ Otoro River NERFINISHED ⓘ Sulaco River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasValley | Ulúa Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWatershed | Ulúa River basin ⓘ |
| importance | one of the most important rivers in Honduras ⓘ |
| knownFor | frequent flooding ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northwestern Honduras ⓘ |
| mouth | Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Puerto Cortés
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Pedro Sula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Atlantic Ocean basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Honduran river system ⓘ |
| region | fertile agricultural region ⓘ |
| riskTo | settlements in Valle de Sula ⓘ |
| supports |
banana plantations
ⓘ
cattle ranching ⓘ sugarcane cultivation ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agriculture
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ |
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