San Jorge River basin

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The San Jorge River basin is a region in northern Colombia historically inhabited and shaped by the Zenú Indigenous people, known for their advanced hydraulic engineering and rich pre-Columbian culture.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
San Jorge River basin canonical 4
San Jorge River valley 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river basin ⓘ
biodiversity high aquatic biodiversity ⓘ
migratory bird habitat ⓘ
climate tropical humid climate ⓘ
colonialHistory region of early Spanish exploitation ⓘ
country Colombia ⓘ
drainageBasinOf San Jorge River ⓘ
economicActivity cassava cultivation ⓘ
extensive livestock grazing ⓘ
maize cultivation ⓘ
rice cultivation ⓘ
ecosystemType tropical lowland floodplain ⓘ
flowsTowards Caribbean Sea (indirectly via Magdalena River) ⓘ
linked to: Río Magdalena
governedBy Colombian environmental authorities ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalSiteType pre-Columbian settlements ⓘ
hasCulturalHeritage Zenú canal systems ⓘ
pre-Hispanic raised fields ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Afro-Colombian communities ⓘ
Zenú people ⓘ
hasHistoricalInhabitants Zenú people ⓘ
hasHydrologicalFeature floodplains ⓘ
marshes ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
hasIndigenousTerritory Zenú resguardos ⓘ
hasLandUse floodplain agriculture ⓘ
pasturelands ⓘ
hasMainRiver San Jorge River ⓘ
historicallyShapedBy Zenú hydraulic engineering ⓘ
inhabitedBy Zenú people ⓘ
knownFor pre-Columbian Zenú culture ⓘ
pre-Columbian hydraulic engineering ⓘ
languageHistoricallySpoken Zenú language (extinct) ⓘ
linked to: Zenú language
locatedIn northern Colombia ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Department of Antioquia ⓘ
Department of Bolívar ⓘ
Department of Córdoba ⓘ
Department of Sucre ⓘ
linked to: Sucre Department
partOf Caribbean region of Colombia ⓘ
Magdalena–Cauca macro-basin ⓘ
Zenú cultural area ⓘ
subjectTo seasonal flooding ⓘ
threatenedBy deforestation ⓘ
illegal mining ⓘ
water pollution ⓘ
wetland drainage ⓘ
tributaryTo Magdalena River basin ⓘ
usedFor agriculture ⓘ
cattle ranching ⓘ
fishing ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Zenú → indigenousTo → San Jorge River basin ⓘ
Zenú culture → mainRegion → San Jorge River valley ⓘ
linked to: San Jorge River basin
Zenú culture → areaOfInfluence → San Jorge River basin ⓘ
Zenú people → indigenousTo → San Jorge River basin ⓘ
San Jorge River → region → San Jorge River valley ⓘ
linked to: San Jorge River basin
Zenú cultural area → hasPart → San Jorge River basin ⓘ