western Colombia
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Western Colombia is a region along the Pacific and Andean slopes characterized by rugged mountains, fertile river valleys, and high biodiversity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| western Colombia canonical | 9 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | geographic region ⓘ |
| biodiversityHotspot | Tumbes–Chocó–Magdalena hotspot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borders | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| contains |
Antioquia Department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caldas Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Cauca Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Chocó Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Nariño Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Quindío Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Risaralda Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Valle del Cauca Department NERFINISHED ⓘ central parts of the Western Andes ⓘ northern parts of the Western Andes ⓘ |
| country | Colombia ⓘ |
| drainedBy |
Atrato River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cauca River NERFINISHED ⓘ San Juan River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic | high biodiversity ⓘ |
| hasClimate |
high rainfall
ⓘ
humid tropical climate ⓘ |
| hasConservationIssue |
deforestation
ⓘ
habitat fragmentation ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture in river valleys
ⓘ
mining in mountainous areas ⓘ port trade ⓘ timber extraction ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem |
cloud forest
ⓘ
mangrove forest ⓘ tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| hasMajorCity |
Buenaventura
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cali NERFINISHED ⓘ Medellín NERFINISHED ⓘ Quibdó NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorPort | Buenaventura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTerrain |
fertile river valleys
ⓘ
rugged mountains ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Afro-Colombian communities
ⓘ
Indigenous communities ⓘ high levels of endemism ⓘ one of the rainiest regions in the world ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Andean slopes of Colombia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific coast of Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Andean region of Colombia
ⓘ
Pacific region of Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traversedBy |
Cordillera Occidental of the Andes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Andes mountain range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.