| Inabanga River | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Visayas |
| Province | Bohol |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Sierra Bullones, Pilar |
| Mouth | Cebu Strait |
• location | Inabanga |
• coordinates | 10°04′28″N 124°04′34″E / 10.0744°N 124.0761°E |
| Length | 25 km (16 mi) |
| Basin size | 627.93 km2 (242.45 sq mi)[1] |
| Width | |
| • maximum | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 22.86 m3/s (807 cu ft/s)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Wahig–Inabanga |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Danao, Dagohoy |
| Waterbodies | Reservoir of Pilar Dam |
The Inabanga River is the largest river in Bohol, Philippines. It is 25 kilometres (16 mi) long and up to 7 to 10 metres (23 to 33 ft) deep at its mouth at the town of Inabanga.[2][3]
Its name means "Rented River", from the root word abang which means "rent". Due to drownings and attacks by crocodiles (which used to inhabit the river), this loss of life was considered a rent for the use of the river.[3]
In May 2017, the Inabanga River was used by heavily armed members of Abu Sayyaf for a planned incursion into Bohol.[4]
- ^ a b "Project Site – Upper Wahig-Inabanga River Basin". forestry.denr.gov.ph. Integrated Natural Resources and Environmental Management Project (INREMP), Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Forest Management Bureau (DENR-FMB). Retrieved December 8, 2017.
- ^ Villegas, Ramon N., ed. (2003). Tubod : the heart of Bohol. Manila: National Commission for Culture and the Arts. ISBN 9718140360.
- ^ a b "Inabanga River- Bohol Attractions". www.bohol-philippines.com. Bohol Philippines Travel Guide. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
- ^ "Several killed as Abu Sayyaf, military clash in Bohol". ABS-CBN News. ABS-CBN Corporation. April 11, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2017.