Black Volta

river in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, and Ghana
Place river Q1256528
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Black Volta

Summary

Black Volta is a river[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Black Volta is in the country of Burkina Faso[3].
  • Black Volta is in the country of Ivory Coast[4].
  • Black Volta is in the country of Ghana[5].
  • Black Volta is on the continent of Africa[6].
  • Black Volta's instance of is recorded as river[7].
  • Black Volta's Commons category is recorded as Black Volta River[8].
  • Black Volta's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Volta River[9].
  • Black Volta's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 8.6775, 'lon': -1.0091666666667}[10].
  • Black Volta's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 11.311138888889, 'lon': -4.8176666666667}[11].
  • Black Volta's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 8.65, 'lon': -0.985}[12].
  • Black Volta's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 8.64959, 'lon': -0.98431}[13].
  • Black Volta's tributary is recorded as Laboni[14].
  • Black Volta's tributary is recorded as Tain[15].
  • Black Volta's category for the water basin is recorded as Q21473949[16].
  • Black Volta's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+1352'}[17].
  • Black Volta sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+75'}[18].
  • Black Volta's watershed area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+140000'}[19].
  • Black Volta's discharge is recorded as {'unit': 'Q794261', 'amount': '+263.0'}[20].
  • Black Volta's drainage basin is recorded as Volta Basin[21].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Burkina Faso[3], a sovereign state[22], in Burkina Faso[23], founded in 1960[24]; Ivory Coast[4], a sovereign state[25], in Ivory Coast[26], founded in 1960[27]; and Ghana[5], a sovereign state[28], in Portuguese Empire[29], founded in 1957[30]. Black Volta is on the continent of Africa[6].

Physical Characteristics

Black Volta sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+75'}[18]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+1352'}[17].

Designation and Status

Black Volta's instance of is recorded as river[7].

Why It Matters

Black Volta has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image Mouhoun near Dedougou MS 2234.jpg
    Continent Africa
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38692|batch #38692]]: Remove redundant P30, P17 is present"
  2. 9d ago · Sateem Landani · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Category for the water basin Q21473949
    Drainage basin Volta Basin
    Instance of river
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Mouhoun near Dedougou MS 2234.jpg"
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