Laa River | |
Name Other: | Sungai Laa, Salo Laa, Sungai La, Salo La |
Map Size: | 285 |
Pushpin Map: | Indonesia Sulawesi#Indonesia |
Pushpin Map Size: | 285 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of river mouth |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Indonesia |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Central Sulawesi |
Subdivision Type3: | Regency |
Discharge1 Location: | Near mouth |
Discharge1 Avg: | [1] |
River System: | Laa River |
Basin Size: | [2] |
The Laa River is a river in Sulawesi, Indonesia, about 1700 km northeast of the capital Jakarta.[3]
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.[3]
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).[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]