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'''Melawi River''' is a river |
'''Melawi River''' is a river in north-western [[Borneo]], [[Indonesia]], about 900 km northeast of the capital [[Jakarta]].<ref>Rand McNally, ''The New International Atlas'', 1993.</ref><ref>[http://www.geonames.org/1635657/sungai%20melawi.html Sungai Melawi] at Geonames.org (cc-by); Last updated 2013-06-04; Database dump downloaded 2015-11-27</ref> It is a tributary of the [[Kapuas River]]. |
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The people in upper reaches of the Melawi speak [[Ot Danum language|Ot Danum]] and elsewhere along the river speak variants of the [[Malay language]] and the river banks are inhabited by the Malay and [[Dayak people|Dayak]] ethnic groups.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IB-cY6Nh6tUC |
The people in the upper reaches of the Melawi speak [[Ot Danum language|Ot Danum]] and elsewhere along the river speak variants of the [[Malay language]] and the river banks are inhabited by the Malay and [[Dayak people|Dayak]] ethnic groups.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IB-cY6Nh6tUC&dq=Melawi+River&pg=PA177|author=Barnard, Timothy P.|title=Contesting Malayness: Malay identity across boundaries|publisher=NUS Press|page=177|year=2004|isbn=9971-69-279-1}}</ref> A major town on the river is [[Nanga Pinoh]], the capital of [[Melawi Regency]]. |
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==Hydrology== |
==Hydrology== |
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The river meets the Kapuas |
The river meets the Kapuas in the town of [[Sintang, Sintang|Sintang]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wahidin |title=Pemkab Sintang Akan Bangun Waterfront City di Kawasan Saka Tiga, Ini Penjelasan Bupati Jarot |url=http://pontianak.tribunnews.com/2018/02/21/pemkab-sintang-akan-bangun-waterfront-city-di-kawasan-saka-tiga-ini-penjelasanbupati-jarot |accessdate=10 August 2018 |work=Tribun Pontianak |date=21 February 2018 |language=id-ID}}</ref> |
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==Geography== |
==Geography== |
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[[File:Kapuas Melawi Sintang.jpg|thumb|Melawi's confluence with Kapuas at Sintang]] |
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The river flows in the western area of Borneo with predominantly [[tropical rainforest climate]] (designated as ''Af'' in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).<ref name = "koppen">{{Cite journal | title = Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification| url = http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/11/1633/2007/hess-11-1633-2007.html| year = 2007| journal = Hydrology and Earth System Sciences| volume = 11|pages= 1633–1644 |
The river flows in the western area of Borneo with a predominantly [[tropical rainforest climate]] (designated as ''Af'' in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).<ref name = "koppen">{{Cite journal | title = Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification| url = http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/11/1633/2007/hess-11-1633-2007.html| year = 2007| journal = Hydrology and Earth System Sciences| volume = 11|pages= 1633–1644 <!--sid = 1633-1644-->| date =<!-- 01/30/2016-->|access-date=30 January 2016| doi = 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007| first1 =M C| first2 = B L| first3 = T A| last1 = Peel| last2 = Finlayson| last3 =McMahon| issue = 5| doi-access = free}}</ref> The annual average temperature in the area is 23 °C. The warmest month is May, when the average temperature is around 24 °C, and the coldest is February, at 22 °C.<ref name = "nasa">{{Cite web |url= http://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/dataset_index.php|title = NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index|date =30 January 2016 | publisher = NASA}}</ref> The average annual rainfall is 4124 mm. The wettest month is November, with an average of 523 mm rainfall, and the driest is June, with 212 mm rainfall.<ref name = "nasarain">{{Cite web |url= http://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/view.php?datasetId=TRMM_3B43M&year=2014|title = NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)| date =30 January 2016 |publisher = NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[List of drainage basins of Indonesia]] |
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*[[List of rivers of Indonesia]] |
*[[List of rivers of Indonesia]] |
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*[[List of rivers of Kalimantan]] |
*[[List of rivers of Kalimantan]] |
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[[Category:Rivers of West Kalimantan]] |
[[Category:Rivers of West Kalimantan]] |
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Latest revision as of 00:38, 15 January 2024
| Melawi River Sungai Melawi, Sungai Melawasi, Sungai Batang Lawai, Belitang Lawai | |
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  Location of river mouth  Melawi River (Indonesia) | |
| Standort | |
| Land | Indonesien |
| Province | West Kalimantan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Nokan Nayan waterfall, Ambalau, |
| • location | Sintang Regency |
| Mouth | Kapuas River |
• location | Sintang |
Melawi River is a river in north-western Borneo, Indonesia, about 900 km northeast of the capital Jakarta.[1][2] It is a tributary of the Kapuas River.
The people in the upper reaches of the Melawi speak Ot Danum and elsewhere along the river speak variants of the Malay language and the river banks are inhabited by the Malay and Dayak ethnic groups.[3] A major town on the river is Nanga Pinoh, the capital of Melawi Regency.
Hydrology
[edit]The river meets the Kapuas in the town of Sintang.[4]
Geography
[edit]The river flows in the western area of Borneo with a predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[5] The annual average temperature in the area is 23 °C. The warmest month is May, when the average temperature is around 24 °C, and the coldest is February, at 22 °C.[6] The average annual rainfall is 4124 mm. The wettest month is November, with an average of 523 mm rainfall, and the driest is June, with 212 mm rainfall.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
- ^ Sungai Melawi at Geonames.org (cc-by); Last updated 2013-06-04; Database dump downloaded 2015-11-27
- ^ Barnard, Timothy P. (2004). Contesting Malayness: Malay identity across boundaries. NUS Press. p. 177. ISBN 9971-69-279-1.
- ^ Wahidin (21 February 2018). "Pemkab Sintang Akan Bangun Waterfront City di Kawasan Saka Tiga, Ini Penjelasan Bupati Jarot". Tribun Pontianak (in Indonesian). Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ Peel, M C; Finlayson, B L; McMahon, T A (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11 (5): 1633–1644. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. 30 January 2016.
- ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. 30 January 2016.