Mindanao River

Mindanao River
formerly Cotabato River

Main river of central Mindanao, Philippines.

It meanders northwest to enter Illana Bay in two tributaries, the Cotabato and Tamentaka, after a 200-mi (320-km) course. The river system waters a fertile basin and is a major inland-transportation artery.

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also called  Río Grande De Mindanao, or Cotabato River,  

      main river of the Cotabato lowland, central Mindanao, Philippines. It rises in the central highlands of northeastern Mindanao (island) as the Pulangi and then flows south to where it joins the Kabacan to form the Mindanao. It meanders northwest through the Libungan Marsh and Liguasan Swamp, which is the habitat of crocodiles. At Datu Piang the river turns to enter Illana Bay of the Moro Gulf in two tributaries—the Cotabato and Tamentaka—after a 200-mile (320-kilometre) course. With its many tributaries—Pulangi and Maridagao (north), Alah (south), Malabul, Dalapuan, and Alip (east)—the river system forms a wide fertile basin. It is a major inland-transportation artery, the banks of which are lined with trading centres that include Cotabato City, Datu Piang, and Pagalungan.

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