Barotse Floodplain
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The Barotse Floodplain is a vast seasonal wetland in western Zambia, renowned for its annual inundations, rich biodiversity, and central role in the culture and livelihoods of the Lozi people.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Barotse Floodplain canonical | 8 |
| Barotse | 2 |
| Upper Zambezi floodplain | 1 |
| Zambezi Floodplain (Barotse section) | 1 |
| Zambezi River floodplain | 1 |
| Zambezi floodplain | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
floodplain
ⓘ
geographical feature ⓘ wetland ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion |
Barotseland region
ⓘ
surface form:
Barotseland (historical region)
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Bulozi Plain
ⓘ
Barotse Floodplain ⓘ
surface form:
Zambezi Floodplain (Barotse section)
|
| associatedLanguage | Silozi ⓘ |
| associatedPeople | Lozi people ⓘ |
| biodiversityCharacteristic |
high aquatic biodiversity
ⓘ
important bird habitat ⓘ |
| capitalSettlementOfRegion | Mongu ⓘ |
| climateZone | tropical savanna climate ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Zambia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
core of Lozi cultural identity
ⓘ
site of royal Lozi ceremonies ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Zambezi Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Zambezi River Basin
|
| drySeasonUse |
agriculture
ⓘ
grazing land ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
cattle herding
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ flood-recession farming ⓘ |
| ecosystemType |
floodplain grassland
ⓘ
seasonal wetland ⓘ |
| floodSeason | roughly December to April ⓘ |
| geomorphologicalFeature | broad alluvial plain ⓘ |
| governedByTraditionalAuthority | Barotse Royal Establishment ⓘ |
| hydrologicalCharacteristic |
annual flooding
ⓘ
seasonally inundated ⓘ |
| importantFor |
migratory waterbirds
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ regional fisheries ⓘ |
| landUsePattern | seasonal mobility of settlements and herds ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Barotseland region
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Province, Zambia
|
| locatedOnRiver | Zambezi River ⓘ |
| nearestMajorTown | Mongu ⓘ |
| notableCulturalEvent | Kuomboka ceremony ⓘ |
| partOf |
Zambezi Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Zambezi Basin
|
| peakFloodMonths | around March and April ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | important wetland for local livelihoods ⓘ |
| supportsLivelihoodsOf | Lozi communities ⓘ |
| threat |
climate change
ⓘ
overfishing ⓘ overgrazing in some areas ⓘ upstream hydrological alterations ⓘ |
| traditionalLeaderTitle | Litunga ⓘ |
| transportCharacteristic | seasonal use of canoes and boats ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Zambezi Floodplain (Barotse section)
this entity surface form:
Barotse
subject surface form:
Barotseland
this entity surface form:
Zambezi floodplain
this entity surface form:
Upper Zambezi floodplain
this entity surface form:
Barotse
this entity surface form:
Zambezi River floodplain