Rūja

river in Latvia and Estonia
Place river Q3541688
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Rūja

Summary

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

Key Facts

  • Rūja is located in Mulgi Rural Municipality[3].
  • Rūja is located in Valmiera Municipality[4].
  • Rūja is in the country of Latvia[5].
  • Rūja is in the country of Estonia[6].
  • Rūja's instance of is recorded as river[7].
  • Rūja's instance of is recorded as border river[8].
  • Rūja's basin country is recorded as Latvia[9].
  • Rūja's basin country is recorded as Estonia[10].
  • Rūja's Commons category is recorded as Rūja River[11].
  • Rūja's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Lake Burtnieks[12].
  • Rūja's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 57.7661, 'lon': 25.2372}[13].
  • Rūja's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 58.00987, 'lon': 25.51215}[14].
  • Rūja's origin of the watercourse is recorded as Ruhijärv[15].
  • Rūja's tributary is recorded as Q16349118[16].
  • Rūja's tributary is recorded as Acupīte[17].
  • Rūja's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+85.3'}[18].
  • Rūja's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+77'}[19].
  • Rūja's watershed area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+962.7'}[20].
  • Rūja's drainage basin is recorded as Salaca basin[21].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Latvia[5], a sovereign state[22], in Latvia[23], founded in 1918[24], headquartered in Riga[25] and Estonia[6], a country[26], in Estonia[27], founded in 1918[28]. Located in include Mulgi Rural Municipality[3], a rural municipality[29], in Estonia[30], founded in 2017[31] and Valmiera Municipality[4], a municipality of Latvia[32], in Latvia[33], founded in 2021[34].

Physical Characteristics

Lengths include {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+85.3'}[18] and {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+77'}[19].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include river[7] and border river[8].

Why It Matters

Rūja ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Estonian Environmental Register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . The Latvian Geospatial Information Agency. vietvardi.lgia.gov.lv. Provenance: 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
  10. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mouth of the watercourse Lake Burtnieks
    Drainage basin Salaca basin
    Origin of the watercourse Ruhijärv
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    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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