Cagayan River
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The Cagayan River is the longest and largest river in the Philippines, flowing through the northeastern part of Luzon and serving as a vital waterway for agriculture, transport, and fisheries.
Aliases (2)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
river
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| associatedWith |
Cagayan Valley agriculture
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| basinCountry |
Philippines
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| basinSize |
over 25,000 square kilometers
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| country |
Philippines
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| drainageBasin |
Cagayan River Basin
NERFINISHED
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| economicImportance |
key resource for irrigation systems in northern Luzon
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major transport route in Cagayan Valley → |
| emptiesInto |
Babuyan Channel
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Philippine Sea NERFINISHED → |
| flowsThrough |
Cagayan Province
NERFINISHED
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Isabela Province → Nueva Vizcaya Province NERFINISHED → Quirino Province NERFINISHED → |
| hasEcosystemType |
freshwater river ecosystem
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| knownFor |
frequent flooding
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large alluvial plains → rich agricultural lands → |
| largestRiverIn |
Philippines
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| length |
approximately 505 km
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| locatedIn |
Cagayan Valley
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Luzon → Region II → |
| longestRiverIn |
Philippines
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| majorUse |
agriculture
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domestic water supply → fisheries → irrigation → transportation → |
| mouthLocation |
Babuyan Channel
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Philippine Sea → |
| partOf |
Philippine river system network
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| passesNear |
Aparri
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Ilagan City NERFINISHED → Tuguegarao City NERFINISHED → |
| region |
northeastern Luzon
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| risk |
flooding during typhoons
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| sourceLocation |
Caraballo Mountains
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Nueva Vizcaya NERFINISHED → |
| supports |
corn farming
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inland fisheries → mangrove areas near its mouth → rice farming → |
| tributary |
Chico River
NERFINISHED
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Ilagan River NERFINISHED → Magat River NERFINISHED → Mallig River NERFINISHED → Siffu River NERFINISHED → |
Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Cagayan Valley
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Cagayan Valley ("Magat River") → |
hasMajorRiver |
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Cordillera Central
("Cagayan River basin")
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drainageDivideFor |
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Sierra Madre
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drainsInto |
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Luzon
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hasRiver |
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Cagayan Valley
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isTraversedBy |