Balsas River
The Balsas River is a major river of south-central Mexico. The basin flows through the states of Guerrero, México, Morelos, and Puebla. Downstream of Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero, it forms the border between Guerrero and Michoacán.
- Stream
- …was formerly known as “Sacatula River”
- Description: river in Mexico
- Also known as“Atoyac River”“Mezcala River”“Río de la Mezcala”“Río de las Balsas”“Río Mexcala”“Río Mezcala”“Río Papalutla”“Rio Sacatula”“Río Zacatula”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lazaro Cardenas.
Lazaro Cardenas
Lázaro Cárdenas is a busy port city on Mexico's Pacific coast in the state of Michoacan.
Balsas River
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Latitude
17.94224° or 17° 56′ 32″ north
Longitude
-102.13976° or 102° 8′ 23″ west
Open location code
759VWVR6+V3
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Balsas River” goes by many names.
نهر مصقلةArabic
ԲալսասArmenian
Ríu BalsasAsturian
BalsasBasque
Balsas ibaiaBasque
Río BalsasBavarian
БальсасBelarusian
БалсасBulgarian
AtoyacCatalan
BalsasCatalan
MezcalaCatalan
Río BalsasCebuano
巴爾薩斯河Chinese
БальсасChuvash
BalsasCzech
BalsasDutch
Río BalsasDutch
Balsas-RiveroEsperanto
BalsasoEsperanto
Rivero BalsasEsperanto
ბალსასიGeorgian
バルサス川Japanese
バルサ川Japanese
AtojakasLithuanian
BalsasLithuanian
BalsasasLithuanian
MeskalaLithuanian
АтојакMacedonian
БалсасMacedonian
МескалаMacedonian
BalsasNorwegian
BalsasNorwegian Bokmål
BalsasPolish
БальсасRussian
Рио-БальсасRussian
АтоякUkrainian
БальсасUkrainian
BalsasVenetian
Afon BalsasWelsh
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