Mina River | |
Name Other: | Sungai Mina, Mina Riva, Missa River, Noil Mina, Noil Besiam, Besian River, Noel Mina |
Pushpin Map: | Timor#Indonesia Lesser Sunda Islands#Indonesia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of river mouth--> |
Mouth Location: | Kupang |
Mouth Coordinates: | -10.1614°N 124.2112°W |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Indonesia |
Length: | [1] |
The Mina River (Noel Mina) is a river of Timor, in the province of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, about 2000 km east of the capital Jakarta.[2] [3] Above this river also stretches the Noelmina Bridge which connects Kupang with the South Central Timor Regency.
The Mina River is one of the main rivers in Kupang[4] and Timor Tengah Selatan Regency.[1] The river area of the Mina comprises the watershed (Daerah Aliran Sungai/DAS) Noel Mina, Noel Termanu and Nungkurus; one of two river areas (other than Benanain River Area) in West Timor.[5]
The river flows in the southwest of Timor with predominantly tropical savanna climate (designated as Aw in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[6] The annual average temperature in the area is 26 °C. The warmest month is November, when the average temperature is around 29 °C, and the coldest is June, at 23 °C.[7] The average annual rainfall is 1760 mm. The wettest month is January, with an average of 305 mm rainfall, and the driest is September, with 5 mm rainfall.[8]