Rewa River

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The Rewa River is the longest and widest river in Fiji, flowing through the island of Viti Levu and playing a vital role in transportation, agriculture, and settlement in the region.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Rewa River canonical 18
Rewa River basin 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river ⓘ
associatedWith Rewa Delta ⓘ
basinCountry Fiji ⓘ
biodiversity supports mangrove and estuarine species near its mouth ⓘ
climateZone tropical maritime climate ⓘ
continent Oceania ⓘ
country Fiji ⓘ
culturalRegion Rewa Province ⓘ
description longest river in Fiji ⓘ
widest river in Fiji ⓘ
dischargeLocation Laucala Bay ⓘ
drainageBasin Rewa River basin ⓘ
ecosystemType tropical river ecosystem ⓘ
flowsDirection generally southeastward ⓘ
flowsNear Nausori ⓘ
flowsThrough Rewa Province ⓘ
southeastern Viti Levu ⓘ
formsFeature Rewa River delta ⓘ
hasBridge Rewa Bridge ⓘ
hasEstuary Rewa River estuary ⓘ
linked to: Rewa River delta
hasFloodplain lower Rewa River floodplain ⓘ
hasTributary Namosi River ⓘ
Waidina River ⓘ
Wainibuka River ⓘ
Wainimala River ⓘ
historicalSignificance traditional heartland of the Rewa people ⓘ
importance major transportation route in Viti Levu ⓘ
supports agriculture in its floodplain ⓘ
supports human settlement along its banks ⓘ
knownFor frequent flooding in lower reaches ⓘ
large delta and mangrove areas near its mouth ⓘ
length approximately 145 km ⓘ
locatedIn Viti Levu ⓘ
mouthLocatedIn Laucala Bay ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ
mouthNear Suva ⓘ
linked to: Suva, Fiji
nearbyCity Suva ⓘ
linked to: Suva, Fiji
nearbyTown Nausori ⓘ
region Central Division, Fiji ⓘ
risk flooding risk to nearby settlements ⓘ
roleInEconomy supports sugarcane cultivation in its valley ⓘ
supports taro and rice cultivation in floodplain ⓘ
sourceRegion central highlands of Viti Levu ⓘ
transportRole historically important inland waterway in Fiji ⓘ
usedFor irrigation ⓘ
river transport ⓘ
subsistence fishing ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (19)

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

Viti Levu → hasMajorRiver → Rewa River ⓘ
Rewa → namedAfter → Rewa River ⓘ
Rewa Province → namedAfter → Rewa River ⓘ
Rewa Province → hasRiver → Rewa River ⓘ
Nausori → locatedOnRiver → Rewa River ⓘ
Mount Tomanivi → drainageBasin → Rewa River basin ⓘ
linked to: Rewa River
Heran River → tributaryOf → Rewa River ⓘ
Heran River → connectedTo → Rewa River ⓘ
Heran River → flowsInto → Rewa River ⓘ
Suva–Nausori corridor → hasRiver → Rewa River ⓘ
Suva Airport → nearRiver → Rewa River ⓘ
Rewa State → namedAfter → Rewa River ⓘ
Naililili → locatedOnWaterbody → Rewa River ⓘ
Central Fiji → hasMajorRiver → Rewa River ⓘ
Naililili Mission → locatedOn → Rewa River ⓘ
Rewa Kantha → namedAfter → Rewa River ⓘ