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River in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
Laa River
Sungai Laa, Salo Laa, Sungai La, Salo La
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Location
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceCentral Sulawesi
Physical characteristics
Length96.3 km (59.8 mi)
Basin size2,875.6 km (1,110.3 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • locationNear mouth
 • average166.5 m/s (5,880 cu ft/s)
Basin features
River systemLaa River

The Laa River is a river in Sulawesi, Indonesia, about 1700 km northeast of the capital Jakarta.

Hydrology

The Laa River empties into the Gulf of Mori. The Ta Pamona live along the river as well as the To Mori, who settled on the lower section of the river.

Geography

The river flows in the eastern area of Sulawesi which has a predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification). The annual average temperature in the area is 23 °C. The warmest month is February, when the average temperature is around 26 °C, and the coldest is July, at 21 °C. The average annual rainfall is 4154 mm. The wettest month is April, with an average of 522 mm rainfall, and the driest is October, with 94 mm rainfall.

Laa River
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D
    450     24 21     332     26 25     482     26 20     522     25 22     479     25 19     473     23 21     516     23 19     160     23 20     105     27 21     94     28 22     199     27 21     342     25 22
█ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
█ Precipitation totals in mm
Source:
Imperial conversion
JFMAMJJASOND
    18     75 70     13     79 77     19     79 68     21     77 72     19     77 66     19     73 70     20     73 66     6.3     73 68     4.1     81 70     3.7     82 72     7.8     81 70     13     77 72
█ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
█ Precipitation totals in inches

See also

References

  1. ^ "Java-Timor-Sulawesi".
  2. ^ Colonial 'reformation' in the Highlands of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, 1892-1995 by Albert Schrauwers University of Toronto Press, 2000 page65
  3. 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 (5): 1633–1644. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  4. ^ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. 30 January 2016. Archived from the original on 10 May 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  5. "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. 30 January 2016. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.

2°01′41″S 121°28′56″E / 2.0280°S 121.4823°E / -2.0280; 121.4823

Rivers of Sulawesi
Rivers of Central Sulawesi
Rivers of South Sulawesi
Rivers of Indonesia
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