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Rokan River
Rokan River is a river in Riau province, central-eastern Sumatra, Indonesia, about 1,100 km northwest of the capital Jakarta.Sungai Rokan
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Hydrology

The river originates in the Barisan Mountains in the west, and drains northeast-ward along Rokan Hulu Regency and Rokan Hilir Regency with estuarine located near the port town of Bagansiapiapi draining ...
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Indragiri River
The Indragiri River is a river in Sumatra, in the Indonesian province of Riau, about 800 km northwest of the capital Jakarta. Formed by the union of the Ombilin River and the Sinamar River, the Indragiri empties into the Strait of Malacca. The middle part that flows in the Kuantan Singingi Regency is called Batang Kuantan (Kuantan River).''Maatschappij-Belangen'', 1875. Geography The river flows in the eastern area of Sumatra with predominantly tropical rainforest climate A tropical rainforest climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southeast Florida, United States ... (designated as ''Af'' in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification). The annual average temperature in the area is 23 °C. The warmest month is February, when the average temperature is around 24 °C, and the coldest is August, at 22 °C. The ...
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Jakarta
Jakarta (; , Betawi language, Betawi: ''Jakartè''), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (; ''DKI Jakarta'') and formerly known as Batavia, Dutch East Indies, Batavia until 1949, is the capital and largest city of Indonesia and an autonomous region at the provincial level. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's List of islands by population, most populous island, Jakarta is the List of cities in ASEAN by population, largest metropole in Southeast Asia and serves as the diplomatic capital of ASEAN. The Special Region has a status equivalent to that of a Provinces of Indonesia, province and is bordered by two other provinces: West Java to the south and east; and Banten to the west. Its coastline faces the Java Sea to the north, and it shares a maritime border with Lampung to the west. Jakarta metropolitan area, Jakarta's metropolitan area is List of ASEAN country subdivisions by GDP, ASEAN's second largest economy after Singapore. In 2023, the city's Gros ...
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List Of Rivers Of Sumatra
This is a list of rivers flowing in the island of Sumatra, Indonesia.''Map of Indonesia''. Peta Indonesia. Wawasan Nusantara. CV. Indo Prima Sarana. Accessed 29 Juli 2017. In alphabetical order Mouth location North coast Northeast coast Northwest coast West coast East coast Southeast coast By Province Aceh Jambi Lampung North Sumatra Riau South Sumatra West Sumatra See also * Drainage basins of Sumatra * List of drainage basins of Indonesia * List of rivers of Indonesia References Sources * W. van GelderDari Tanah Hindia berkoeliling boemi: kitab pengadjaran ilmoe boemi bagi sekola anak negeri di Hindia-Nederland J.B. Wolters, 1897.Original from National Library of the Netherlands (original from Leiden University Libraries). Digitized: Nov 5, 2017. Wetenschappelijke voordrachten gehouden te Amsterdam in 1883, ter gelegenheid der Koloniale Tentoonstelling Amsterdam (Netherlands). Koloniale Tentoonstelling, 1883. Uitgegeven door de Vijfde Afdee ...
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List Of Rivers Of Indonesia
This is a list of rivers in Indonesia.''Map of Indonesia''. Peta Indonesia. Wawasan Nusantara. CV. Indo Prima Sarana. Accessed 29 Juli 2017. By island This list is arranged by island in alphabetical order, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Ambon Island, Ambon * Sikula River, Sikula List of rivers of Bali, Bali Buru *Waeapo River, Waeapo The largest primary rivers on the island of Buru List of rivers of Flores, Flores List of rivers of Java, Java List of rivers of Kalimantan, Kalimantan : ''Below are the rivers in the Indonesian territory of Borneo (Kalimantan)'' Lombok *Babak River, Babak *Dodokan River, Dodokan *Jangkok River, Jangkok List of rivers of Western New Guinea, Papua List of rivers of Maluku (province)#Seram, Seram List of rivers of Sulawesi, Sulawesi List of rivers of Sumatra, Sumatra List of rivers of Sumba, Sumba List of rivers of Sumbawa, Sumbawa The largest primary rivers on the island of Sumbawa: * ...
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List Of Drainage Basins Of Indonesia
This is a list of river catchment areas, also known as drainage basins, in Indonesia. Based on the National River Basin Classification map, Indonesia has a total of 42,210 river basins organized as a basis for determining watershed management policies. The policy decisions are based on various criteria such as land conditions (critical land, land cover, erosion), water quality, water quantity, water continuity, socio-economic factors, investment in soil and water conservation structures, as well as spatial utilization. In the National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN) for the period 2015–2019, there were 15 priority river basins (indicated in yellow) out of 108 designated priority river basins in the Integrated River Basin Management Plan (RPDAST) according to Decree No. 328/Menhut-II/2009. Additionally, there are 9 river basins categorized as disaster-prone areas. Going forward, all the 108 designated priority river basins in the RPDAST will be given priority, particularly f ...
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Tropical Rainforest Climate
A tropical rainforest climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southeast Florida, United States, and Okinawa, Japan that fall into the tropical rainforest climate category. They experience high mean annual temperatures, small temperature ranges, and rain that falls throughout the year. Regions with this climate are typically designated ''Af'' by the Köppen climate classification. A tropical rainforest climate is typically hot, very humid, and wet with no dry season. Description Tropical rainforests have a type of tropical climate (with an average temperature of at least in their coldest month) in which there is no dry season—all months have an average precipitation value of at least . There are no distinct wet or dry seasons as rainfall is high throughout the months. One day in a tropical rainforest climate can be very simil ...
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Kumu River
Kumu River is a river in Riau province, central-eastern Sumatra, Indonesia, about 1,100 km northwest of the capital Jakarta.Sungai Kumu
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Geography

The river flows in the central area of Sumatra which has a predominantly (designated as ''Af'' in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification). The annual average temperature in the area is 23 °C. The warmest month is March, when t ...
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Rokan Hilir Regency
Rokan Hilir ("Lower Rokan") is a regency (''kabupaten'') of Riau Province, on Sumatra island, Indonesia. It was formed on 4 October 1999 from districts which had previously been the northwestern part of Bengkalis Regency. It occupies the lower part of the catchment area of the Rokan River, and has an area of 9,068.63 km2. It had a population of 553,216 at the 2010 censusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 637,161 at the 2020 census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 688,073 (comprising 352,235 males and 335,838 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Rokan Hilir Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1409)> The administrative centre of the Rokan Hilir Regency is located at the town of Bagansiapiapi. Administrative districts As at 2010, the regency was divided into thirteen districts (''kecamatan''), but two additional districts (Kubu Babusalam and Pekaitan) were created by splitting of the Ku ...
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Rokan Hulu Regency
Rokan Hulu (lit. Upper Rokan River, Rokan) is a Regency (Indonesia), regency (''kabupaten'') of Riau Province of Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sumatra. Rokan Hulu Regency was created on 4 October 1999 as a result of the division of Kampar Regency, of which it was previously the western 24%. The new Regency was established under Law No. 53 of 1999 and Law No. 11 of 2003 on changes to Law Decree No. 53 of 1999, which is reinforced by the Constitutional Court Decision No. 010 / PUU-1/2004, dated 26 August 2004. It mainly occupies the upper part of the catchment area of the Rokan River, and has an area of 7,588.13 km². It had 474,843 inhabitants at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 561,385 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 586,994 (comprising 298,478 males and 288,516 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Rokan Hulu Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102 ...
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Sumatra
Sumatra () is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the list of islands by area, sixth-largest island in the world at 482,286.55 km2 (182,812 mi.2), including adjacent islands such as the Simeulue Island, Simeulue, Nias Island, Nias, Mentawai Islands, Mentawai, Enggano Island, Enggano, Riau Islands, Bangka Belitung and Krakatoa archipelago. Sumatra is an elongated landmass spanning a diagonal northwest–southeast axis. The Indian Ocean borders the northwest, west, and southwest coasts of Sumatra, with the island chain of Simeulue, Nias, Mentawai Islands, Mentawai, and Enggano off the western coast. In the northeast, the narrow Strait of Malacca separates the island from the Malay Peninsula, which is an extension of the Eurasian continent. In the southeast, the narrow Sunda Strait, containing the Krakatoa archipelago, separates Sumatra from Java. The northern tip of Sumatra is near ...
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Isaak De Graaf
Isaak de Graaff (1668 – 5 September 1743) was a Dutch map maker. He was born in Amsterdam, the son of Abraham de Graaf and Susanna Pietersz Eppingh. His father was in the service of the Dutch East India Company from 1679 until his death in 1714, during which time he authored several standard texts of navigation. Thus Isaak grew up with a good grounding with the principles of navigation and cartography. In 1691, he received a commission to produce an Atlas of Africa and Asia for the Dutch East India Company, which could then be used by their governing council when considering policy. After this was completed in 1705, he was appointed their official cartographer until his death in 1743. Isaac de Graaf married Sanderina de Brauw in Utrecht in 1708. They set up home on the Brouwersgracht in Amsterdam. de Graaf map discovered In 2015 following the discovery of the wreck of the '' Diemermeer '', further research revealed that one of de Graaf's maps was found in the National Library ...
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Bagansiapiapi
Bagansiapiapi or simply known as Bagan () is a city in Riau province on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. The city is the capital of Rokan Hilir Regency in the province and is located on the east coast of Sumatra, on the Rokan River delta across the strait west of Malacca and near Dumai. History The town was originally populated mainly by Chinese immigrantsDaniel Pauly, Purwito Martosubroto (1996) ''Baseline studies of biodiversity: the fish resources of western Indonesia''
The WorldFish Center Retrieved 2010, May 19
who arrived at the end of 18th and the beginning of 19th century. Initially eighteen Chinese nationals sailed to Bagansiapiapi around 200 years ago and settled on the delta. All were from ...
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