The Yuat is the major tributary of the
Sepik River
The Sepik () is the longest river on the island of New Guinea, and the second largest in Oceania by discharge volume after the Fly River. The majority of the river flows through the Papua New Guinea (PNG) provinces of Sandaun (formerly West Se ...
in northern
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
. The Yuat is on the right (southern) side and joins the Sepik about 20 linear km upstream from the
Keram River, and just downstream from the
Chambri Lakes. The eponymous
(Middle) Yuat and
Upper Yuat languages are spoken along the banks of the Yuat River.
Yuat Rural LLG
Yuat Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. It is named after the Yuat River. The Yuat languages are spoken in this LLG.
Wards
*01. Kundima
*02. Aragunum
*03. Saparu
*04. Kinakaten
*05. Akuran
*06. ...
in
East Sepik Province
East Sepik is a province in Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Wewak. East Sepik has an estimated population of 433,481 people (2010 census) and is 43,426 km square in size.
History
Cherubim Dambui was appointed as East Sepik's first premier b ...
derives its name from the river.
Tributaries
Yuat River has many tributaries, the two major source is Lai River 179 km and Jimi River 148 km long.
List of Yuat River Tributaries by length
*Lai River 179 km
*Jimi River 148 km
References
Rivers of Papua New Guinea
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