The Wowei River (also Wewe or Wawe) is a river in northern West Papua province, Indonesia.[1][2][3] It flows in the Tambrauw Regency and discharges into the Pacific Ocean.[4]

Wowei River Sungai Wowei, Wawe, Sungai Wewe, Wewe River
Wowei River in Tambrauw (Year,2012)
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Location
Country	Indonesia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	West Papua
Mouth	Pacific Ocean
• location	Tambrauw Regency

Geography

The river flows in the southern area of West 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 August, when the average temperature is around 24 °C, and the coldest is January, at 20 °C.[6] The average annual rainfall is 3322 mm.. The wettest month is June, with an average of 381 mm rainfall, and the driest is October, with 153 mm rainfall.[7]

See also

• List of rivers of Indonesia
• List of rivers of Western New Guinea

References