Lower Shire Valley
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The Lower Shire Valley is a broad, low-lying agricultural and ecological region in southern Malawi, known for its fertile soils, wildlife habitats, and vulnerability to seasonal flooding.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lower Shire Valley canonical | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
river valley ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Mozambique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Chikwawa District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lengwe National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Majete Wildlife Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ Mwabvi Wildlife Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ Nsanje District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Malawi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developmentProgram | Shire Valley Transformation Programme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
commercial sugar estates
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ livestock rearing ⓘ smallholder farming ⓘ |
| elevation | generally below 200 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
deforestation
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drought risk ⓘ land degradation ⓘ seasonal flooding ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Chewa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mang’anja NERFINISHED ⓘ Sena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
broad
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fertile soils ⓘ high temperatures ⓘ low-lying ⓘ seasonal flooding ⓘ semi-arid climate in parts ⓘ |
| hasWildlife |
antelope
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bird species ⓘ buffalo ⓘ crocodiles ⓘ elephants ⓘ hippopotamuses ⓘ |
| infrastructure |
flood protection structures
ⓘ
irrigation schemes ⓘ |
| landUse |
irrigated agriculture
ⓘ
rain-fed agriculture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Shire River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Malawi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorCrop |
cotton
ⓘ
maize ⓘ pulses ⓘ rice ⓘ sorghum ⓘ sugarcane ⓘ |
| majorTown |
Chikwawa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nsanje NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Shire River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Great Rift Valley system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shire Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traversedBy | Shire River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vulnerableTo |
climate change impacts
ⓘ
flood disasters ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.