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Mangshi River

The 883rd longest river in the world

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Mangshi River (Tai Nüa: ᥘᥛᥳ ᥑᥩᥢᥴ) also called Mangshi Large River, is a river in western Yunnan, mainly in the territory of Mangshi City. It is the largest tributary river of Shweli River in China, which is a tributary river of Irrawaddy. The source of Mangshi River is at Longxin Township in Longling County, Baoshan, and the upper also called Bawan River. Mangshi River flows through the west fields of Mangshi city, and it flows in Shweli River at Gazhong Village in Zhefang. It is the mother river of Mangshi. The length of Mangshi River is 117.1 km, and the basin size is 1,881 km², about 61.3% of area of Mangshi City.

Flows through: People's Republic of China.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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