Paraguay River
river in Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina, tributary of the Paraná
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Summary
Paraguay River is a river[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,710 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Mato Grosso do Sul[3], Mato Grosso[4]
- Country: Brazil[5], Paraguay[6], Argentina[7], Bolivia[8]
- Basin country: Brazil[9], Argentina[10], Paraguay[11], Bolivia[12]
- Commons category: Paraguay River[13]
- Mouth of the watercourse: Paraná River[14]
- Located in/on physical feature: Pantanal[15]
- Origin of the watercourse: Chapada dos Parecis[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Paraguay River[17]
- Commons gallery: Río Paraguay[18]
- Tributary: Pilcomayo River[19], Bermejo[20], Cuiabá River[21], Taquari River[22], Apa River[23], Miranda River[24], Rio Negro[25], Tebicuary River[26], Jauru River[27], Salado River[28], Aquidabán River[29], Cabaçal River[30], Confuso River[31], Manduvirá River[32]
- Category for the water basin: Category:Paraguay Basin[33]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[34], Otto's encyclopedia[35], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[36], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[37], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[38], Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia[39]
- Length: 2621 km[40], 2550 km[41]
- Elevation above sea level: 300 m[42]
- Watershed area: 1,150,000 km²[43], 1,135,624 km²[44], 980,000 km²[45], 362,380 km²[46]
- Discharge: 4696 cubic metre per second[47]
- Drainage basin: Río de la Plata Basin[48]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Paraguay River include Paraguay[49], a republic[50], in Paraguay[51], founded in 1811[52].
Why It Matters
Paraguay River has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]
Entities named for it include Paraguay[49], a republic[50], in Paraguay[51], founded in 1811[52].