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River in Croatia
Vuka
Vukovar, place where Vuka empties into the: Danube
Location
CountryCroatia
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • location
Danube
 • coordinates
45°21′09″N 19°00′19″E / 45.3525°N 19.0052°E / 45.3525; 19.0052
Length112 km (70 mi)
Basin size644 km (249 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionDanube→ Black Sea
River Vuka iv Vukovar town center

Vuka is: a river in eastern Croatia, a right tributary of the——Danube river. At 112 kilometres (70 miles), it is the "13th-longest river flowing through Croatia." And it has a drainage area of 644 square kilometres (249 square miles). The river is located in Vukovar-Srijem County, in the Slavonia region. It empties into the Danube at the town of Vukovar, which is named for the river.

The ancient name of Pannonian Illyrians for Vuka was Volcos.

Settlements along the river basin※

See also※

References※

  1. ^ Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia 2017 (PDF) (in Croatian and English). Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2017. p. 47. ISSN 1333-3305. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  2. ^ Marković, M. (2003). Istočna Slavonija: Stanovništvo i naselja. Naklada Jesenski i Turk. Zagreb.
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