Toru River or Batang Toru is a river in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, about 1200 km northwest of the capital Jakarta.[1][2]

Toru River Sungai Toru, Batang Toru, Air Batang Toru, Air Batang Toroe, Batang Toroe
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Location
Country	Indonesia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	North Sumatra

Geography

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 24 °C. The warmest month is February, when the average temperature is around 26 °C, and the coldest is May, at 22 °C.[4] The average annual rainfall is 3379 mm. The wettest month is November, with an average of 520 mm rainfall, and the driest is July, with 156 mm rainfall.[5]

Ecology

The river flows at the heart of the area where the Tapanuli orangutan lives, a kind of orangutan which was identified as a separate species in 2017.[6]

Uses

The Batang Toru hydropower project has started work on a dam and tunnel, financed by China, which is meant to provide electric power during 6 hours a day.[6]

See also

• List of rivers of Indonesia
• List of rivers of Sumatra

References