Apure River

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The Apure River is a significant waterway in western Venezuela that drains the Llanos plains and supports regional agriculture, cattle ranching, and river transport.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Río Apure 1

Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry Venezuela
contributesTo Orinoco River discharge
country Venezuela
drains Llanos plains
flowsThrough Apure State
Barinas Province
surface form: Barinas State

Guárico State
Portuguesa State
hasEconomicImportanceFor Apure State
Eastern Plains of Colombia
surface form: Llanos region
hasEcosystemType tropical river ecosystem
hasFloodplain Orinoco Llanos floodplains
surface form: Llanos floodplain
hasHydrologicalRole major drainage axis of Venezuelan Llanos
hasSpanishName Apure River self-linksurface differs
surface form: Río Apure
languageOfName Spanish
locatedIn Orinoco Llanos floodplains
surface form: Llanos

western Venezuela
mouthOf Orinoco River
namedAfter Apure State
partOf Orinoco Basin
surface form: Orinoco River basin
region Pampas
surface form: Los Llanos
supports agriculture
cattle ranching
river transport
tributaryOf Orinoco River
usedFor fishing
inland navigation
irrigation

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Apure River hasSpanishName Apure River self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Río Apure
Orinoco River majorTributary Apure River