The Banyuasin River (, ) is a river in southern

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, about 500 km northwest of the capital

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Geography

The river flows in the southern area of Sumatra with predominantly

tropical rainforest climate A tropical rainforest climate, humid tropical climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southea ...

(designated as ''Af'' in the Köppen–Geiger climate classification). The annual average temperature in the area is 23 °C. The warmest month is Juli, when the average temperature is around 24 °C, and the coldest is March, at 22 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2579 mm. The wettest month is April, with an average of 344 mm rainfall, and the driest is September, with 99 mm rainfall.

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{{Rivers of Sumatra Rivers of South Sumatra Rivers of Indonesia

Geography

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