Mékrou River

river in Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger
Place river Q739892
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Mékrou River

Summary

Mékrou River is a river[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mékrou River is located in Benin[3].
  • Mékrou River is located in Burkina Faso[4].
  • Mékrou River is located in Niger[5].
  • Mékrou River is in the country of Burkina Faso[6].
  • Mékrou River is in the country of Niger[7].
  • Mékrou River is in the country of Benin[8].
  • Mékrou River's instance of is recorded as river[9].
  • Mékrou River's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Niger River[10].
  • Mékrou River's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[11].
  • Mékrou River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 12.4072, 'lon': 2.8261}[12].
  • Mékrou River's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+410'}[13].
  • Mékrou River's watershed area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+10500'}[14].
  • Mékrou River's drainage basin is recorded as Niger basin[15].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Burkina Faso[6], a sovereign state[16], in Burkina Faso[17], founded in 1960[18]; Niger[7], a republic[19], in Niger[20], founded in 1960[21]; and Benin[8], a sovereign state[22], founded in 1960[23]. Located in include Benin[3], a sovereign state[24], founded in 1960[25]; Burkina Faso[4], a sovereign state[26], in Burkina Faso[27], founded in 1960[28]; and Niger[5], a republic[29], in Niger[30], founded in 1960[31].

Physical Characteristics

Mékrou River's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+410'}[13].

Designation and Status

Mékrou River's instance of is recorded as river[9].

Why It Matters

Mékrou River ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Gower · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country Burkina Faso, Niger, Benin
    Mouth of the watercourse Niger River
    Length {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+410'}
    Instance of
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    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||pl */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30593|batch #30593]]: Rivers in Niger +Dpl"
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