Maputo Basin
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Maputo Basin Facts
Basin Area: 30600 30,600 km²
11,811.6 mi² km2
Average Discharge: 950.67950.67 m³/s
33,572.594 cfs
30 km³/y m3/s
Type:watershed or basin, river or creek
Includes Riparians: Mozambique;
Swaziland;
South Africa;
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The Maputo Basin is located in Eastern Africa.
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Facts about Included Riparians
| Riparian | Population in Basin | Area within Basin in sq. km | Irrigated Lands within Basin in sq km | Average Discharge in cubic m per second |
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| South Africa | 0.541 million541,400 people | 18,388 km²7,099.646 mi² | 600 km²231.661 mi² | 633.78 m³/s22,381.729 cfs 20 km³/y |
| Mozambique | 0.0135 million13,500 people | 1,544 km²596.142 mi² | 30 km²11.583 mi² | |
| Swaziland | 0.771 million770,700 people | 10,668 km²4,118.938 mi² | 1,000 km²386.102 mi² | 316.89 m³/s11,190.865 cfs 10 km³/y |
- ^ Oregon State University.Transboundary Freshwater Spatial Database Entry for "Maputo Basin" Accessed August 15 2014 online:http://ocid.nacse.org/tfdd/map/result.php?bcode=MPUT
