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Within Vinony's link graph, Rufiji River is referenced by 226 other articles, and connects out to Tanzania, Chinese and World War I.
The entry is geolocated on the map.
It sits within the topics Rivers of Tanzania and Rufiji River.
Its subject is documented across 43 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Country
- Tanzania
- Region
- Pwani Region
- Source
- Great Ruaha River
- Location
- Tanzania
- 2nd source
- Kilombero River
- 3rd source
- Luwegu River
- Mouth
- Indian Ocean
- Length
- 600 km (370 mi)
- Basin size
- 177,429 square kilometres (68,506 sq mi)
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Wikidata facts
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- category for the water basin
- Category:Rufiji River Basin
- Commons category
- Rufiji River
- mouth of the watercourse
- Indian Ocean
- watershed area
- 178000
- discharge
- 792
- native label
- Rufiji
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Encyclopedic overview
The Rufiji River lies entirely within Tanzania. It is largest and longest river in the country, formed by the confluence of the Kilombero and the Luwegu river. It is approximately 600 kilometres (370 mi) long, with a source in southwestern Tanzania, terminating at the Indian Ocean, opposite Mafia Island, in Pwani Region. Its principal tributary is the Great Ruaha River. It is navigable for approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi).
The Rufiji river is approximately 200 kilometres (120 mi) south of Dar es Salaam. The river's delta contains the largest mangrove forest in eastern Africa.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rufiji River” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.