Portuguesa River

Portuguesa River
Location
Country	Venezuela
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• location	Apure River
Length	600 km (370 mi)
Basin size	80,000 km2 (31,000 sq mi)

The Portuguesa River (Spanish: Río Portuguesa, also Río la Portuguesa, Río de la Portuguesa) is a river of Venezuela. It is part of the Orinoco River basin, and is a tributary of the Apure River (which is, in turn, a tributary of the Orinoco).

Legend has it that the river's name originated from a woman from Portugal who drowned in its waters. In turn, the river's name is the origin of the name of the Venezuelan state of Portuguesa.

See also

• List of rivers of Venezuela

References

• Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.