Pearl River
river in China
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Summary
Pearl River is a river[1]. It ranks in the top 0.65% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,654 views/month, #88 of 13,643).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Guizhou[3]
- Country: People's Republic of China[4]
- Basin country: People's Republic of China[5]
- Commons category: Pearl River (China)[6]
- Mouth of the watercourse: South China Sea[7]
- Origin of the watercourse: Nanpan River[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Pearl River (China)[9]
- Tributary: Xi River[10], Dong River[11], Liuxihe River[12]
- Category for the water basin: Category:Pearl River Basin (China)[13]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[14], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[16]
- Topic has template: Template:Pearl River[17]
- Native label: 珠江[18]
- Length: 2400 km[19]
- Watershed area: 437,000 km²[20]
- Discharge: 9500 cubic metre per second[21]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[22]
Why It Matters
Pearl River has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 84 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]