Limpopo Basin
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Limpopo Basin Facts
Basin Area: 413552 413,552 km²
159,631.072 mi² km2
Average Discharge: 20946.42920,946.429 m³/s
739,716.159 cfs
661.006 km³/y m3/s
Type:watershed or basin, river or creek
Includes Riparians: Botswana;
Mozambique;
South Africa;
Zimbabwe;
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The Limpopo Basin is located in Southern 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 | 11.499 million11,499,000 people | 183,049 km²70,675.614 mi² | 11,000 km²4,247.124 mi² | 19,013.4 m³/s671,451.884 cfs 600.006 km³/y |
| Botswana | 1.159 million1,159,000 people | 81,068 km²31,300.53 mi² | 1,600 km²617.763 mi² | |
| Zimbabwe | 0.793 million793,200 people | 62,465 km²24,117.871 mi² | 1,900 km²733.594 mi² | 1,901.34 m³/s67,145.188 cfs 60.001 km³/y |
| Mozambique | 1.118 million1,118,000 people | 86,970 km²33,579.305 mi² | 13,000 km²5,019.328 mi² | 31.689 m³/s1,119.086 cfs 1 km³/y |
- ^ Oregon State University.Transboundary Freshwater Spatial Database Entry for "Limpopo Basin" Accessed August 15 2014 online:http://ocid.nacse.org/tfdd/map/result.php?bcode=LMPO
