Benue River

Summary

Benue River is a river^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Benue River is located in Kogi State^[3].
• Benue River is in the country of Cameroon^[4].
• Benue River is in the country of Nigeria^[5].
• Benue River is on the continent of Africa^[6].
• Benue River's instance of is recorded as river^[7].
• Benue River's instance of is recorded as watercourse^[8].
• Benue River is used for agriculture^[9].
• Benue River's Commons category is recorded as Benue River^[10].
• Benue River's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Niger River^[11].
• Benue River's lake on watercourse is recorded as Lagdo Reservoir^[12].
• Benue River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 7.783333, 'lon': 6.766667}^[13].
• Benue River's origin of the watercourse is recorded as Adamawa Plateau^[14].
• Benue River's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Benue River^[15].
• Benue River's tributary is recorded as Mayo Kébi^[16].
• Benue River's tributary is recorded as Gongola River^[17].
• Benue River's tributary is recorded as Donga River^[18].
• Benue River's tributary is recorded as Katsina Ala River^[19].
• Benue River's tributary is recorded as Q108307601^[20].
• Benue River's tributary is recorded as Ankwe river^[21].
• Benue River's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• Benue River's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[23].
• Benue River's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[24].
• Benue River's used by is recorded as farm^[25].
• Benue River's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+1370'}^[26].
• Benue River's watershed area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+441000'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Cameroon^[4], a country^[28], in Cameroon^[29], founded in 1960^[30] and Nigeria^[5], a sovereign state^[31], in Nigeria^[32], founded in 1963^[33]. Benue River is located in Kogi State^[3]. It is on the continent of Africa^[6].

Physical Characteristics

Benue River's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+1370'}^[26].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include river^[7] and watercourse^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Benue River include Benue State^[34], a state of Nigeria^[35], in Nigeria^[36], founded in 1976^[37].

Why It Matters

Benue River has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for it include Benue State^[34], a state of Nigeria^[35], in Nigeria^[36], founded in 1976^[37].