The Pono River ( or ) is a river on the
Indonesian part of the island of Timor, which is in the territory of the
East Nusa Tenggara
East Nusa Tenggara ( id, Nusa Tenggara Timur – NTT; pt, Sonda Oriental) is the southernmost province of Indonesia. It comprises the eastern portion of the Lesser Sunda Islands, facing the Indian Ocean in the south and the Flores Sea in the nor ...
province,
[ about 2000 km east of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta.Noel Ponu]
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History
On November 4, 2010, the river overflowed, killing some 16 people, destroying 134 homes, and displacing 825 people from their homes.
Geography
The river flows in the southwest of
Timor
Timor is an island at the southern end of Maritime Southeast Asia, in the north of the Timor Sea. The island is divided between the sovereign states of East Timor on the eastern part and Indonesia on the western part. The Indonesian part, also ...
with predominantly
tropical savanna climate
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(designated as ''Aw'' in the
Köppen–Geiger climate classification system).
The annual average temperature in the area is 25 °C. The warmest month is October, when the average temperature is around 28 °C, and the coldest is February, at 22 °C.
The average annual rainfall is 1575 mm. The wettest month is January, with an average of 297 mm, and the driest is September, with 6 mm rainfall.
See also
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List of rivers of Indonesia
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List of rivers of Lesser Sunda Islands
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List of rivers of West Timor
List of rivers flowing in the western part of Timor island, which is in the territory of Indonesia.''Map of Indonesia''. Peta Indonesia. Wawasan Nusantara. CV. Indo Prima Sarana. Accessed 29 Juli 2017.
For the eastern part of Timor island, see E ...
References
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