Nworie River

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Nworie River is a small but significant river in southeastern Nigeria that flows through the city of Owerri and serves as an important local waterway and cultural landmark.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Nworie River canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river ⓘ
associatedWith Owerri urban development ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
describedAs significant local waterway ⓘ
small river ⓘ
ecosystemType freshwater ecosystem ⓘ
environmentalIssue pollution ⓘ
sewage contamination ⓘ
solid waste dumping ⓘ
flowsThrough Owerri ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance Owerri community ⓘ
local festivals and traditions ⓘ
hasNameOrigin Igbo language ⓘ
linked to: Igbo
importance cultural landmark of Owerri ⓘ
local livelihood support ⓘ
local transportation (historically limited) ⓘ
isPartOf Niger River basin ⓘ
linked to: Niger River valley
locatedIn Imo State ⓘ
southeastern Nigeria ⓘ
near Owerri municipal areas ⓘ
region Igbo-speaking region of Nigeria ⓘ
risk flooding during heavy rains ⓘ
subjectOf local environmental protection campaigns ⓘ
water quality studies ⓘ
supports aquatic biodiversity ⓘ
tributaryOf Otamiri River ⓘ
usedFor domestic water supply ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
small-scale irrigation ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Owerri → locatedOnRiver → Nworie River ⓘ
Imo River → hasTributary → Nworie River ⓘ