Maputo River

river in South Africa, Eswatini, and Mozambique
Place river Q2452912
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Maputo River

Summary

Maputo River is a river[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Maputo River is in the country of Mozambique[3].
  • Maputo River is in the country of South Africa[4].
  • Maputo River is in the country of Eswatini[5].
  • Maputo River's instance of is recorded as river[6].
  • Maputo River's Commons category is recorded as Maputo river[7].
  • Maputo River's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Indian Ocean[8].
  • Maputo River's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': -26.183333333333, 'longitude': 32.7}[9].
  • Maputo River's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': -26.854877, 'longitude': 32.347778}[10].
  • Maputo River's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': -26.191642, 'longitude': 32.683613}[11].
  • Maputo River's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Maputo River[12].
  • Maputo River's tributary is recorded as Pongola River[13].
  • Maputo River's category for the water basin is recorded as Category:Maputo basin[14].
  • Maputo River's length is recorded as {'amount': '+300'}[15].
  • Maputo River sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+21'}[16].
  • Maputo River's watershed area is recorded as {'amount': '+29790'}[17].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Mozambique[3], a republic[18], in Mozambique[19], founded in 1975[20], headquartered in Maputo[21]; South Africa[4], a sovereign state[22], in South Africa[23], founded in 1910[24]; and Eswatini[5], a sovereign state[25], in Eswatini[26], founded in 1968[27].

Physical Characteristics

Maputo River sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+21'}[16]. Its length is recorded as {'amount': '+300'}[15].

Designation and Status

Maputo River's instance of is recorded as river[6].

Why It Matters

Maputo River ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [27] ↑ . 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. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Peter in s · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap relation id → 2469786
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P402]]: 2469786"
  2. 12w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → river in South Africa, Eswatini, and Mozambique
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||so, ff */ import labels from sitelinks"
  3. 16w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → Mozambique, South Africa, Eswatini
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': -26.183333333333, 'longitude': 32.7}, {'latitude': -26.854877, 'longitude': 32.347778}, {'latitude': -26.191642, 'longitude': 32.683613}
    Country → —
    Elevation above sea level → {'amount': '+21'}
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||ha, gpe */ import labels from sitelinks"
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