Bongka River

Bongka River
Sungai Bongka, Sungai Bangka, Salo Bongka, Sungai Kalingsu, Salo Kalingsoe
Bongka River is located in Sulawesi
Bongka River
Location of river mouth in Sulawesi
Bongka River is located in Indonesia
Bongka River
Location of river mouth in Indonesia
Location
CountryIndonesia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationCentral Sulawesi
MouthGulf of Tomini
Length122 km (76 mi)
Basin size3,085 km2 (1,191 sq mi)[1]
Discharge 
 • locationNear mouth
 • average132.8 m3/s (4,690 cu ft/s)[1]

The Bongka River is a river in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, about 1700 km northeast of capital Jakarta[2][3]

Geography

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The river flows in the central area of Sulawesi island with predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[4] The annual average temperature in the area is 23 °C. The warmest month is October, when the average temperature is around 24 °C, and the coldest is April, at 22 °C.[5] The average annual rainfall is 2929 mm. The wettest month is April, with an average of 341 mm rainfall, and the driest is September, with 79 mm rainfall.[6]

Sungai Bongka
Climate chart (explanation)
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F
M
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M
J
J
A
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D
 
 
217
 
 
23
21
 
 
167
 
 
25
19
 
 
243
 
 
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341
 
 
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339
 
 
25
21
 
 
287
 
 
24
21
 
 
338
 
 
25
20
 
 
256
 
 
27
21
 
 
79
 
 
28
21
 
 
128
 
 
28
21
 
 
280
 
 
25
21
 
 
255
 
 
24
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Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
Source: [5]
Imperial conversion
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8.5
 
 
73
70
 
 
6.6
 
 
77
66
 
 
9.6
 
 
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13
 
 
73
68
 
 
13
 
 
77
70
 
 
11
 
 
75
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10
 
 
81
70
 
 
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82
70
 
 
5
 
 
82
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11
 
 
77
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10
 
 
75
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Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
Precipitation totals in inches

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Java-Timor-Sulawesi".
  2. ^ Sungai Bongka at Geonames.org (cc-by); Last updated 17 January 2012; Database dump downloaded 27 November 2015
  3. ^ Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
  4. ^ 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. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007.
  5. ^ a b "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. 30 January 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  6. ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month – TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. 30 January 2016. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2018.

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