Irrawaddy River
river in Myanmar and China
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Summary
Irrawaddy River is a transboundary river[1]. It draws 2,058 Wikipedia views per month (transboundary river category, ranking #5 of 10).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Myanmar[3]
- Continent: Asia[4]
- Instance of: river[5]
- Commons category: Ayeyarwady River[6]
- Mouth of the watercourse: Andaman Sea[7]
- Origin of the watercourse: Gyita Qu[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Irrawaddy River[9]
- Commons gallery: Ayeyarwady River[10]
- Tributary: Shweli River[11], Myitnge River[12], Chindwin River[13], Mu River[14], Mali River[15], Taping River[16], Derung-Nmai River[17], Dapein River[18]
- Category for the water basin: Category:Irrawaddy River basin[19]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[20], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[21], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[23], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24], The New Student's Reference Work[25]
- Native label: ဧရာဝတီ[26]
- Different from: Ayeyarwady Region[27]
- Length: 2170 km[28]
- Watershed area: 411,000 km²[29]
- Discharge: 13,000 cubic metre per second[30]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[31]
Why It Matters
Irrawaddy River has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]