# Vaal River

> river in South Africa

**Wikidata**: [Q209530](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q209530)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaal_River)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/vaal-river

## Summary
The Vaal River (alias: Vaal) is a river in South Africa. It is a natural watercourse located within the country of South Africa and associated with the Free State and North West provinces.

## Key Facts
- Official name / label: Vaal River (alias: Vaal).
- Class: river — a larger natural watercourse.
- Country: located in South Africa.
- Associated provinces: Free State and North West (provinces of South Africa).
- South Africa inception (country-level date provided in source): 1910-05-31.
- Free State province inception: 1994-04-27T00:00:00Z.
- North West province inception: 1994-04-27T00:00:00Z.
- Coordinates (point 1): {'lat': -29.070833333333, 'lon': 23.636111111111}.
- Coordinates (point 2): {'lat': -26.31729, 'lon': 30.006795}.
- Wikidata description: "river in South Africa".
- Wikipedia title: Vaal River.
- Entity sitelink_count: 55.
- Related country sitelink_count (South Africa): 362.
- Related province sitelink_count (Free State): 90.
- Related province sitelink_count (North West): 84.

## FAQs
Q: What is the Vaal River?
A: The Vaal River is a river (a larger natural watercourse) located in South Africa and commonly referred to by the alias "Vaal".

Q: In which country is the Vaal River located?
A: The Vaal River is located in the country of South Africa.

Q: Which provinces is the Vaal River associated with?
A: The Vaal River is associated with the Free State province and the North West province of South Africa.

Q: What are the geographic coordinates given for the Vaal River?
A: Two coordinate points provided for the Vaal River are {'lat': -29.070833333333, 'lon': 23.636111111111} and {'lat': -26.31729, 'lon': 30.006795}.

Q: What authoritative labels and identifiers exist for the Vaal River?
A: The entity appears on Wikipedia under the title "Vaal River", is described on Wikidata as "river in South Africa", has the alias "Vaal", and has an entity sitelink_count of 55.

Q: When were the related administrative entities (country and provinces) established as given in the source?
A: The provided country-level inception date for South Africa is 1910-05-31; both the Free State and North West provinces have inception dates listed as 1994-04-27T00:00:00Z.

## Why It Matters
The Vaal River is a named geographic river entity within South Africa and is cataloged in knowledge resources (Wikipedia/Wikidata) with specific coordinates and administrative associations. As a river, it is categorically a larger natural watercourse and therefore part of South Africa’s physical geography and provincial geography (Free State and North West). The presence of multiple coordinate points, a Wikipedia title, and a Wikidata description signifies that it is a documented geographic feature relevant to mapping, regional description, and any references that need authoritative place identifiers.

## Notable For
- Being a river in South Africa recorded under the Wikipedia title "Vaal River".
- Known by the alias "Vaal".
- Explicitly associated with two South African provinces: Free State and North West.
- Documented with two coordinate points: {'lat': -29.070833333333, 'lon': 23.636111111111} and {'lat': -26.31729, 'lon': 30.006795}.
- Having an entity sitelink_count of 55, indicating multiple language or wiki entries linked to the Vaal River entity.

## Body

### Overview
- The Vaal River is defined in the source material as a river in South Africa. The entity appears in knowledge bases with the Wikipedia title "Vaal River" and the Wikidata description "river in South Africa".
- The entity has the alias "Vaal".

### Classification
- The Vaal River is classified as a river, which the source equates to a larger natural watercourse.
- This classification places the Vaal River among geographic hydrological features within South Africa.

### Location and Administrative Associations
- Country association: South Africa (the Vaal River is located in South Africa).
  - The source provides an inception date for South Africa as 1910-05-31.
  - South Africa’s recorded sitelink_count in the source is 362.
- Provincial associations:
  - Free State province (South Africa).
    - Free State inception date in the source: 1994-04-27T00:00:00Z.
    - Free State sitelink_count: 90.
  - North West province (South Africa).
    - North West inception date in the source: 1994-04-27T00:00:00Z.
    - North West sitelink_count: 84.

### Coordinates and Geospatial Data
- The Vaal River has two coordinate records provided:
  - Point A: {'lat': -29.070833333333, 'lon': 23.636111111111}.
  - Point B: {'lat': -26.31729, 'lon': 30.006795}.
- These coordinate pairs are recorded as structured properties in the source and indicate geolocated points associated with the river entity.

### Knowledge Base and Identifiers
- Wikipedia title: Vaal River (entity appears under this title).
- Wikidata description: "river in South Africa".
- Entity sitelink_count: 55, indicating the number of crosswiki links or language editions referencing this entity in the dataset provided.

### Related Entities and Relationships
- Country: South Africa — the Vaal River is located within this sovereign state. The source includes an extensive summary and data about South Africa, including area, population, capitals, official languages, and international memberships. Those South Africa facts are properties of the related country entity in the source material.
- Provinces: Free State and North West — both provinces of South Africa are listed as locations associated with the Vaal River. Their inception dates are provided as 1994-04-27T00:00:00Z in the source.
- Class: river — the Vaal River is linked to the general concept "river" (a larger natural watercourse), which is listed as a related Thing in the source.

### Structured Properties (as given)
- aliases: Vaal.
- coordinates: {'lat': -29.070833333333, 'lon': 23.636111111111} and {'lat': -26.31729, 'lon': 30.006795}.
- sitelink_count: 55.
- wikipedia_title: Vaal River.
- wikidata_description: river in South Africa.

### Documentation Context
- The source material explicitly ties the Vaal River to administrative and geographic metadata rather than operational, historical, or ecological details about the river itself. The provided country and province entries include additional context (dates of inception and sitelink counts) that are attached here to preserve all relationships from the source.

### Related Projects and Cross-References
- The Vaal River entity is linked conceptually to:
  - South Africa (country-level entity).
  - Free State and North West (provincial entities of South Africa).
  - The general category of "river" (larger natural watercourse).
- The source lists Wikipedia and Wikidata identifiers and counts that can be used for cross-referencing in other knowledge systems.

### Limitations of Source Data
- The supplied source material does not provide hydrological metrics (length, discharge), historical events specific to the Vaal River, ecological descriptions, or socioeconomic uses. All statements above are restricted to the explicit facts and relationships present in the provided source.

## References

1. Source
2. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
3. GeoNames