Pilcomayo (in Hispanicized spelling) ( Quechua Pillkumayu or Pillku Mayu , pillku red, mayu river, "red river", Guarani Ysyry Araguay [ʔɨsɨˈɾɨ ʔaɾaɰʷaˈɨ] ) is a river in central South America . At 1,100 kilometres (680 mi) long, it is the longest western tributary of the Paraguay River . Its drainage basin is 270,000 square kilometres (100,000 sq mi) in area, and its mean discharge is 200 cubic metres per second (7,100 cu ft/s).
6-622: Pilcomayo may refer to : Pilcomayo River Pilcomayo Department , Argentina Apostolic Vicariate of Pilcomayo , a pre-diocesan Catholic missionary jurisdiction in Paraguay Pilcomayo District , Peru Peruvian gunboat Pilcomayo a gunboat of the Peruvian and Chilean navies. [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with
12-756: Is located on the Argentine side of the border. It also forms a short part of the boundary between Argentina and Bolivia, just prior to the Argentina – Bolivia – Paraguay tripoint . The river basin is home to approximately 1.5 million people: one million in Bolivia, 300,000 in Argentina, and 200,000 in Paraguay. The Nakotoi Indian Tribe resides in the southern region of the Pilcomayo, a region located along
18-688: The Pilcomayo silts up and splits into two main branches, North and South. After some distance, these branches rejoin to form the Lower Pilcomayo. The Pilcomayo rises in the foothills of the Andes mountain range in the Oruro Department in Bolivia , east of Lake Poopó . The Jach'a Juqhu River is considered the origin of the Pilcomayo. Upstream the Jach'a Juqhu River successively receives
24-641: The names Aguas Calientes and Kachi Mayu. From the confluence with the Chillawa (Chillahua) , the river is called Pilcomayo. From there, it flows in a southeasterly direction through Chuquisaca and Tarija departments, passes through the Argentine province of Formosa and the Gran Chaco plains of Paraguay , forming most of the border between these two countries before it joins the Paraguay River near Asunción . The Río Pilcomayo National Park
30-637: The river in central Paraguay. The aborigines of this tribe are descendants of the highly renowned Redskin Tribe. The Natokoi treated all neighbors as enemies, but none more so than the Tobas Tribe and the Nimká Tribe, their respective neighbors to the southwest and northeast. Guerrilla warfare has long existed between the tribes, isolating the tribe from direct intercourse with the European settlers in
36-473: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pilcomayo&oldid=1193273516 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Pilcomayo River Along its course,
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