The Bulaka River is a river in southern Western Papua, in the Papua province, Indonesia.[1][2]
Bulaka River Boelaka-rivier | |
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Location of river mouth | |
Location | |
Country | Indonesia |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Western Papua |
Mouth | Arafura Sea |
• coordinates | 8.1°S 139.2°E / -8.1; 139.2 |
The river flows in the southern area of Papua with predominantly tropical monsoon climate (designated as Am in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[3] The annual average temperature in the area is 23 °C. The warmest month is October, when the average temperature is around 26 °C, and the coldest is June, at 20 °C.[4] The average annual rainfall is 2155 mm. The wettest month is February, with an average of 356 mm rainfall, and the driest is August, with 16 mm rainfall.[5]