Masiwang River Sungai Masiwang, Wae Masiwang, Wae Marsimang | |
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Location | |
Country | Indonesia |
Province | Maluku |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Seram Island |
Mouth | Banda Sea |
Basin size | 1,189.338 km2 (459.206 sq mi) [1] |
Masiwang River is a river of eastern Seram Island, Maluku province, Indonesia, about 2700 km northeast of the capital Jakarta. [2]
The Masiwang River flows through a wide valley, and is typically shallow, with a significant amount of sediment load. [3] The watershed area of Masiwang is the largest in the eastern part of Seram island with an area of 1189.338 km2. [1] It flows into the sea on the southeast coast of Seram, between Tanjung Tioli, the eastern point of Waru Bay, and Tanjung Masiwang, forming a delta. [4] The Masiwang and Seti languages are spoken in the vicinity. [5]
The river flows in the eastern area of Seram island with predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification). [6] The annual average temperature in the area is 23 °C. The warmest month is March, when the average temperature is around 24 °C, and the coldest is July, at 21 °C. [7] The average annual rainfall is 2814 mm. The wettest month is July, with an average of 422 mm rainfall, and the driest is October, with 95 mm rainfall. [8]
Masiwang River Sungai Masiwang, Wae Masiwang, Wae Marsimang | |
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Location | |
Country | Indonesia |
Province | Maluku |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Seram Island |
Mouth | Banda Sea |
Basin size | 1,189.338 km2 (459.206 sq mi) [1] |
Masiwang River is a river of eastern Seram Island, Maluku province, Indonesia, about 2700 km northeast of the capital Jakarta. [2]
The Masiwang River flows through a wide valley, and is typically shallow, with a significant amount of sediment load. [3] The watershed area of Masiwang is the largest in the eastern part of Seram island with an area of 1189.338 km2. [1] It flows into the sea on the southeast coast of Seram, between Tanjung Tioli, the eastern point of Waru Bay, and Tanjung Masiwang, forming a delta. [4] The Masiwang and Seti languages are spoken in the vicinity. [5]
The river flows in the eastern area of Seram island with predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification). [6] The annual average temperature in the area is 23 °C. The warmest month is March, when the average temperature is around 24 °C, and the coldest is July, at 21 °C. [7] The average annual rainfall is 2814 mm. The wettest month is July, with an average of 422 mm rainfall, and the driest is October, with 95 mm rainfall. [8]