Rio Grande

Summary

Rio Grande is a river^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.12% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,233 views/month, #16 of 13,643).^[2]

Key Facts

• Rio Grande is located in Colorado^[3].
• Rio Grande is located in New Mexico^[4].
• Rio Grande is located in Texas^[5].
• Rio Grande is located in Chihuahua^[6].
• Rio Grande is located in Coahuila^[7].
• Rio Grande is located in Nuevo León^[8].
• Rio Grande is in the country of United States^[9].
• Rio Grande is in the country of Mexico^[10].
• Rio Grande's route map is recorded as Riogrande watershed.png^[11].
• Rio Grande's image is recorded as Rio Grande White Rock Overlook Park View 2006 09 05.jpg^[12].
• Rio Grande's continent is recorded as North America^[13].
• Rio Grande's instance of is recorded as river^[14].
• Rio Grande's instance of is recorded as border river^[15].
• Rio Grande's basin country is recorded as United States^[16].
• Rio Grande's basin country is recorded as Mexico^[17].
• Rio Grande's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 123143494^[18].
• Rio Grande's GND ID is recorded as 4117032-5^[19].
• Rio Grande's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85114156^[20].
• Rio Grande's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12010421q^[21].
• Rio Grande's Commons category is recorded as Rio Grande (river)^[22].
• Rio Grande's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 2716682^[23].
• Rio Grande's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Gulf of Mexico^[24].
• Rio Grande's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 1385432^[25].
• Rio Grande's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.7978, 'lon': -107.5384}^[26].
• Rio Grande's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 25.9562, 'lon': -97.1452}^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include United States^[9], a sovereign state^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1776^[30] and Mexico^[10], a sovereign state^[31], in Mexico^[32], founded in 1836^[33]. Located in include Colorado^[3], an U.S. state^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1876^[36]; New Mexico^[4], an U.S. state^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1912^[39], headquartered in Santa Fe^[40]; Texas^[5], an U.S. state^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1845^[43], headquartered in Austin^[44]; Chihuahua^[6], a state of Mexico^[45], in Mexico^[46], founded in 1824^[47]; Coahuila^[7], a state of Mexico^[48], in Mexico^[49], founded in 1824^[50]; and Nuevo León^[8], a state of Mexico^[51], in Mexico^[52], founded in 1824^[53]. Rio Grande's continent is recorded as North America^[13].

Physical Characteristics

Rio Grande's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+3051'}^[54].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include river^[14] and border river^[15].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Rio Grande include Rio Arriba County^[55], a county of New Mexico^[56], in United States^[57], founded in 1852^[58]; it^[59], a village of Ohio^[60], in United States^[61]; and Rio Grande County^[62], a county of Colorado^[63], in United States^[64], founded in 1874^[65].

Why It Matters

Rio Grande ranks in the top 0.12% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,233 views/month, #16 of 13,643).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[66] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[67]

Entities named for it include Rio Arriba County^[55], a county of New Mexico^[56], in United States^[57], founded in 1852^[58]; it^[59], a village of Ohio^[60], in United States^[61]; and Rio Grande County^[62], a county of Colorado^[63], in United States^[64], founded in 1874^[65].