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Salawai River is a river of Seram Island, Maluku province, Indonesia, about 2500 km northeast of the capital Jakarta.[1]

Salawai River Sungai Salawai
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Location
Country	Indonesia
Province	Maluku
Physical characteristics
Source	Seram Island
Mouth	Ceram Sea

Ecology

The river is noted for its saltwater crocodiles.[2] Tourists can be taken up the river in longboats.[3]

Geography

The river flows in the central northern area of Seram island with predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[4] The annual average temperature in the area is 23 °C. The warmest month is April, when the average temperature is around 24 °C, and the coldest is March, at 22 °C.[5] The average annual rainfall is 3387 mm. The wettest month is July, with an average of 523 mm rainfall, and the driest is October, with 95 mm rainfall.[6]

See also

• List of rivers of Indonesia
• List of rivers of Maluku (province)

References

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