The Bohorok River is a river of the Langkat Regency in North Sumatra Province, Indonesia, about 1400 km northwest of the capital Jakarta.[1] It is a tributary of Wampu River.
Bohorok River Sungai Bohorok, Sungai Bahorok | |
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Location | |
Country | Indonesia |
Province | North Sumatra |
Regency | Langkat |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | Wampu River |
• location | Langkat Regency |
In October 2003, a large-scale flash flood killed 242 persons.[2]
The river flows in the northern 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 23 °C. The warmest month is February, when the average temperature is around 24 °C, and the coldest is December, at 22 °C.[4] The average annual rainfall is 2918 mm. The wettest month is December, with an average of 352 mm rainfall, and the driest is June, with 125 mm rainfall.[5]