Peusangan River | |
Name Other: | Krueng Peusangan, Sungai Peusangan, Kroeng Tingkeuem, Krueng Peusaguan |
Pushpin Map: | Indonesia Aceh#Indonesia Sumatra#Indonesia |
Pushpin Map Size: | 285 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of river mouth |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Peusangan River is a river in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, about 1,700 km northwest of the capital Jakarta.[1] [2]
The river flows in the northern area of Sumatra which has a predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[3] The annual average temperature in the area is 25 °C. The warmest month is July, when the average temperature is around 27 °C, and the coldest is January, at 24 °C.[4] The average annual rainfall is 2431 mm. The wettest month is December, with an average of 415 mm rainfall, and the driest is July, with 106 mm rainfall.[5]