Klang River

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The Klang River is a major waterway in Malaysia that flows through the capital city of Kuala Lumpur before emptying into the Strait of Malacca.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Klang River canonical 9
Klang River basin 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
associatedWith Kuala Lumpur city centre riverfront redevelopment
basinCountry Malaysia
confluenceWith Gombak River at Kuala Lumpur city centre
country Malaysia
crossedBy numerous bridges in Kuala Lumpur
drains Kuala Lumpur metropolitan area
parts of Selangor
emptiesInto Strait of Malacca
flowsDirection generally southwest toward the Strait of Malacca
flowsThrough Kuala Lumpur
Selangor
formsPartOf Klang Valley urban area
linked to: Klang Valley
hasBasinArea Klang River basin in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur
hasCulturalSignificance linked to the founding of Kuala Lumpur
hasEconomicImportance supports development of Klang Valley
hasEnvironmentalIssue flooding
solid waste accumulation
water pollution
hasTributary Ampang River
linked to: Gombak River

Batu River
Damansara River
Gombak River
Kerayong River
Kerinchi River
hasUse drainage
transport in the past
urban stormwater discharge
knownFor flooding risk in Kuala Lumpur
historical role in the development of Kuala Lumpur
length about 120 km
locatedIn Peninsular Malaysia
linked to: West Malaysia

West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia
linked to: West Malaysia
locatedNear Petaling Jaya
Subang Jaya
mouth Strait of Malacca
near Port Klang at its mouth
partOf Selangor river network
passesThrough Klang
Shah Alam
region Klang Valley
riverSystem Klang River basin
linked to: Klang Valley
sourceLocation Kuala Lumpur
sourceRegion Klang Valley
subjectOf pollution control initiatives
river rehabilitation projects
waterBodyType tropical river

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

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

Kuala Lumpur river Klang River
Klang locatedOnRiver Klang River
Klang Valley namedAfter Klang River
Klang Valley traversedBy Klang River
Merdeka Square nearbyWatercourse Klang River
Gombak River mouthOfWatercourse Klang River
Gombak River confluenceWith Klang River
Gombak River tributaryOf Klang River
Gombak River partOf Klang River basin
linked to: Klang River