The Mina River (Noel Mina) is a river of Timor, in the province of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, about 2000 km east of the capital Jakarta.[2][3] Above this river also stretches the Noelmina Bridge which connects Kupang with the South Central Timor Regency.
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| Native name | Noel Mina (Indonesian) |
| Location | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Timor |
| Mouth | Timor Sea |
• location | Kupang; Timor Tengah Selatan |
• coordinates | 10°09′41″S 124°12′40″E / 10.16135°S 124.21115°E |
| Length | 100 km (62 mi)[1] |
Hydrology
The Mina River is one of the main rivers in Kupang[4] and Timor Tengah Selatan Regency.[1] The river area of the Mina comprises the watershed (Daerah Aliran Sungai/DAS) Noel Mina, Noel Termanu and Nungkurus; one of two river areas (other than Benanain River Area) in West Timor.[5]
Geography
The river flows in the southwest of Timor with predominantly tropical savanna climate (designated as Aw in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[6] The annual average temperature in the area is 26 °C. The warmest month is November, when the average temperature is around 29 °C, and the coldest is June, at 23 °C.[7] The average annual rainfall is 1760 mm. The wettest month is January, with an average of 305 mm rainfall, and the driest is September, with 5 mm rainfall.[8]
See also
References
Further reading
- (in Indonesian) Lembaga Penelitian Hasil Hutan (Indonesia). "Laporan feasibility study proyek reboisasi dan penghijauan daerah aliran sungai Noel Mina Di Propinsi Daerah Tingkat I Nusa Tenggara Timur. Direktorat Reboisasi dan Rehabilitasi : Lembaga Penelitian Hasil Hutan, Badan Penelitian dan Pengembangan Pertanian, Departemen Pertanian, 1977