The Mapi River or Mappi River (Indonesian: Sungai Mapi) is a river in southern Papua province, Indonesia.[3][4]

Mapi River Sungai Mapi, Sungai Mappi, Mappi-rivier
Location of river mouth
Location
Country	Indonesia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Western Papua
Mouth	Digul
Basin size	8,307 km2 (3,207 sq mi)[1]
Discharge
• average	(Period of data: 2002-2011)580 m3/s (20,000 cu ft/s)[2]

Geography

The river flows in the southern area of Papua with predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[5] The annual average temperature in the area is 22 °C. The warmest month is February, when the average temperature is around 24 °C, and the coldest is June, at 20 °C.[6] The average annual rainfall is 3143-3577 mm. The wettest month is February, with an average of 403 mm rainfall, and the driest is July, with 66 mm rainfall.[7]

See also

• List of rivers of Indonesia
• List of rivers of Western New Guinea
• Mappi River Awyu language

References