Rukwa Valley

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Rukwa Valley is a region in southwestern Tanzania known for its fertile lowlands, proximity to Lake Rukwa, and as a traditional homeland of several ethnic groups including the Fipa people.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Rukwa Valley canonical 2
Rukwa Bantu 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
valley
administrativelyIn Katavi Region
Rukwa Region
borderedBy Mbeya highlands
Ufipa Plateau
country Tanzania
drainageBasin Lake Rukwa basin
ethnicGroupPresent Bende people
Fipa people
Konongo people
Pimbwe people
geologicalAge Cenozoic rift structure
geologicalFeature rift valley
hasBiodiversity savanna fauna
wetland ecosystems near Lake Rukwa
hasCharacteristic fertile lowlands
hasClimate tropical savanna climate
hasEconomicActivity fishing
pastoralism
subsistence farming
hasLandform lowland
hasLanguageCommunity Bende language speakers
Fipa language speakers
Pimbwe language speakers
hasNearbyWaterBody Lake Rukwa
hasSoilType alluvial soils
hasVegetation grassland
woodland
knownFor ethnic diversity
fertile agricultural land
locatedIn East Africa
southwestern Tanzania
southwestern highlands zone of Tanzania
locatedInAdministrative Rukwa Region
locatedNear Lake Rukwa
partOf East African Rift system
linked to: East African Rift

Western Branch of the East African Rift
linked to: Malawi Rift
regionType rural region
traditionalHomelandOf Bende people
Fipa people
Konongo people
Pimbwe people
usedFor agriculture

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fipa people presentIn Rukwa Valley
Fipa language belongsToBranch Rukwa Bantu
linked to: Rukwa Valley
Rukwa Region hasNaturalFeature Rukwa Valley