Laruma River is a watercourse on Bougainville in the

Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and north-west of Vanuatu. It has a land area of , and a population of approx. 700,000. Its capit ...

of the Pacific Ocean. Located on the west coast of the island at the edge of the Keriaka Limestone Plateau, the Laruma drains into the

Solomon Sea The Solomon Sea is a sea located within the Pacific Ocean. It lies between Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Many major battles were fought there during World War II. Extent The International Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of ...

. The mouth of the river lies north of village of Laruma (population 141 in 1972) and south of Turupei. The Laruma River marks the boundary between Bannoni language-speaking people to the south and Pivu language-speaking people to the north. Circa 2001, the Laruma River valley had a population density of 14 people per km2.

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