Bira | |
Source1: | confluence of Sutara and Kuldur |
Source1 Coordinates: | 48.98°N 131.6839°W |
Mouth: | Amur |
Mouth Coordinates: | 48.1495°N 133.2925°W |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Russia |
Length: | 86km (53miles) |
Basin Size: | 9580km2 |
The Bira (Russian: Бира) is a river in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia. The name derives from the Jurchen and Manchu word bira meaning "river". It is long, and has a drainage basin of . It is one of the largest, left tributaries of the Amur.
Some of the cities that lie along the river are Birakan, Teploozyorsk, Londoko, Bira, Birobidzhan[1] and Nadezhdinskoye.