Red River

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The Red River is a major river in northern Vietnam that flows through the capital Hanoi and plays a crucial role in the region’s agriculture, transportation, and history.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Red River canonical 64
Red River basin 6
Red River system 3

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
alsoKnownAs Hồng Hà
Sông Hồng
basinCountry China
Laos
Viet Nam
surface form: Vietnam
country Viet Nam
surface form: Vietnam
delta Red River Delta
economicImportance supports intensive rice cultivation in the Red River Delta
emptiesInto Gulf of Tonkin
floodControl protected by extensive dike system in Hanoi
flowsThrough Ha Nam Province
Hanoi
Hanoi
surface form: Hanoi Municipality

Hung Yen Province
Lao Cai Province
Nam Dinh Province
Phu Tho Province
Thai Binh Province
Vinh Phuc Province
Yen Bai Province
forms Red River Delta
hasStructure Long Biên Bridge
surface form: Long Bien Bridge

Nhat Tan Bridge
Vĩnh Tuy Bridge
surface form: Thang Long Bridge
historicalRole cradle of Vietnamese civilization in the Red River Delta
important route for trade and communication
strategic role in French colonial period
knownFor high silt content
seasonal flooding
length approximately 1149 km
lengthInVietnam approximately 510 km
locatedIn northern Vietnam
majorCityOnRiver Hanoi
Lao Cai Province
surface form: Lao Cai

Viet Tri
Yen Bai Province
surface form: Yen Bai
mouthLocatedIn Gulf of Tonkin
nameOrigin named for its reddish-brown silt-laden waters
region Red River Delta
surface form: Red River Delta region
riverSystem Red River self-linksurface differs
surface form: Red River system
sourceLocatedIn China
Yunnan Province
surface form: Yunnan
tributary Black River
surface form: Black River (Da River)

Chay River
Clear River (Lo River)
usedFor agriculture
fishing
inland water transport
irrigation

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Referenced by (73)

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

Ring Road 3 of Hanoi crosses Red River
Tô Lịch River locatedIn Red River
this entity surface form: Red River basin
Nhat Tan Bridge (Cầu Nhật Tân) crosses Red River
subject surface form: Nhat Tan Bridge
northern Vietnam hasRiver Red River
subject surface form: Northern Vietnam
Hanoi Capital Region includesMajorRiverBasin Red River
this entity surface form: Red River basin
Nhật Tân Ward locatedOnRiver Red River
Clear River (Lo River) mouth Red River
subject surface form: Clear River (Lô River)
Clear River (Lo River) tributaryOf Red River
subject surface form: Clear River (Lô River)
Viet Tri locatedOnRiver Red River
Sông Hồng alsoKnownAs Red River
Hồng Hà hasNameMeaning Red River
Phu Tho Province traversedBy Red River
Hung Yen Province river Red River
Nhat Tan Bridge crosses Red River
Day River tributaryOf Red River