Benue River
tributary of the Niger River in Cameroon and Nigeria
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Summary
Benue River is a river[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (458 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Kogi State[3]
- Country: Cameroon[4], Nigeria[5]
- Continent: Africa[6]
- Instance of: watercourse[7]
- Has use: agriculture[8]
- Commons category: Benue River[9]
- Mouth of the watercourse: Niger River[10]
- Lake on watercourse: Lagdo Reservoir[11]
- Origin of the watercourse: Adamawa Plateau[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Benue River[13]
- Tributary: Mayo Kébi[14], Gongola River[15], Donga River[16], Katsina Ala River[17], Kilange (Fluss)[18], Ankwe river[19]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[21], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22]
- Used by: farm[23]
- Length: 1370 km[24]
- Watershed area: 441,000 km²[25]
- Discharge: 3170 cubic metre per second[26]
- Drainage basin: Niger basin[27]
- Impounded by: Lagdo-demningen[28]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[29]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Benue River include Benue State[30], a state of Nigeria[31], in Nigeria[32], founded in 1976[33].
Why It Matters
Benue River has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]
Entities named for it include Benue State[30], a state of Nigeria[31], in Nigeria[32], founded in 1976[33].