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The Rawas River is a river in northern
Sumatra,
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
, about northwest of the capital
Jakarta[
*Rand McNally, ''The New International Atlas'', 1993.]
Air Rawas
- Geonames.org. It is a tributary of the
Musi River.
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 . The warmest month is October, when the average temperature is around , and the coldest is June, at .
The average annual rainfall is . The wettest month is December, with an average of rainfall, and the driest is June, with rainfall.
See also
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List of rivers of Indonesia
This is a list of rivers in Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sul ...
*
List of rivers of Sumatra
List of rivers flowing in the island of Sumatra, Indonesia.''Map of Indonesia''. Peta Indonesia. Wawasan Nusantara. CV. Indo Prima Sarana. Accessed 29 Juli 2017.
In alphabetical order
Mouth location North coast
Northeast coast
Northwest ...
References
{{Rivers of Sumatra
Rivers of South Sumatra
Rivers of Indonesia