Английская Википедия:Barumun River
Шаблон:Infobox river Barumun River is a Sumatran river that begins in Siraisan, Padang Lawas Regency in the southeastern North Sumatra, Indonesia, about 1,200 km northwest of the capital Jakarta.[1][2]
Hydrology
The river flows northward through North Padang Lawas, South and Labuhan Batu Regency before reaching Sumatra's east coast with its estuary in Malacca Strait.
The largest city on the Barumun is Kotapinang, in South Labuhan Batu Regency, with a population of 66,400 people. While the largest city in the Barumun basin is Rantau Prapat, which is located on the Bilah with a population of 176.000 people. It is the largest river in Sumatra with a length of about 440 km.
Tributaries include the Bilah, Kanan, Batang Pane, Sihapas and Aek Sangkilon. All tributaries of Barumun River are sourced from mountainous areas along Barisan Mountains.
Geography
The river flows in the northern area of Sumatra with predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[3] The annual average temperature in the area is 23 °C. The warmest month is May, when the average temperature is around 25 °C, and the coldest is January, at 22 °C.[4] The average annual rainfall is 2801 mm. The wettest month is November, with an average of 381 mm rainfall, and the driest is March, with 126 mm rainfall.[5]
See also
References
Шаблон:Coord Шаблон:Rivers of Sumatra
- ↑ Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
- ↑ Sungai Barumun at Geonames.org (cc-by); Last updated 2013-06-04; Database dump downloaded 2015-11-27
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite journal
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
