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Upa (river)

Coordinates: 54°02′07″N 36°20′03″E / 54.03528°N 36.33417°E / 54.03528; 36.33417
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Upa
Upa river in Tula
Map
Native nameУпа Error {{native name checker}}: parameter value is malformed (help)
Location
CountryRussia
Physical characteristics
MouthOka
 • coordinates
54°02′07″N 36°20′03″E / 54.03528°N 36.33417°E / 54.03528; 36.33417
Length345 km (214 mi)
Basin size9,510 km2 (3,670 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionOkaVolgaCaspian Sea
Tributaries 
 • rightPlava

The Upa (Russian: Упа́, Russian pronunciation: [ʊˈpa]) is a river in Tula Oblast, Russia, and one of the main tributaries of the Oka.

The river is 345 kilometres (214 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 9,510 square kilometres (3,670 sq mi).[1] The city of Tula is situated on its banks. The name of the river is of Baltic origin.[2]

References

  1. ^ «Река УПА», Russian State Water Registry
  2. ^ E.M. Pospelov, Geograficheskie nazvaniya mira (Moscow: Russkie slovari, 1998), p. 423: "cf. Lithuanian ùpė, upìs, upỹs, Latvian upe 'river, stream.'"