Sekampung River Explained

Sekampung River
Name Other:Sungai Sekampung, Wai Sekampung, Wai Sekampoeng
Pushpin Map:Indonesia Sumatra#Indonesia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of river mouth
Source1 Location:Lampung, Sumatra
Subdivision Type1:Country

Sekampung River is a river in Lampung province, southern Sumatra, Indonesia, about 130 km northwest of the capital Jakarta.[1] [2]

Geography

The river flows in the southeast area of Sumatra with predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[3] The annual average temperature in the area is 26 °C. The warmest month is October, when the average temperature is around 28 °C, and the coldest is March, at 25 °C.[4] The average annual rainfall is 2932 mm. The wettest month is January, with an average of 433 mm rainfall, and the driest is September, with 63 mm rainfall.[5]

See also

References

-5.5767°N 105.8146°W

Notes and References

  1. Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
  2. http://www.geonames.org/1628159/wai%20sekampung.html Wai Sekampung
  3. Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification. 2007. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11 . . 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. M C. B L. T A. Peel. Finlayson. McMahon. 5. 1633–1644. free.
  4. Web site: NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index. 30 January 2016 . NASA.
  5. Web site: NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM). 30 January 2016 . NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission.