Brazza River

Brazza River is a river in Papua province, Indonesia. The Brazza River has its source at over 3000 meters of elevation in the Jayawijaya or Maoke Mountains of central Papua in Yahukimo Regency, and flows south to the lowland rainforests of Asmat Regency before meeting the Pulau River (or Eilanden River.^[1]), which flows southeast to the Arafura Sea.

Dekai, the capital of Yahukimo Regency, is a new town built since 2008 on the east bank of the Brazza river. Nop Goliat Dekai Airport is immediately southeast of the Brazza River, on the north side of Dekai. To the south of town, a river port, Longpon, at the border of Yahukimo and Asmat regencies, provides cargo service for Dekai district and villages near the Brazza river.^[2]

Brazza River

Brazza River in Papua, Indonesia.

In the mountains, the Brazza river flows past the villages of the Kimyal people near Sela, where it is known as the Thay river^[3]. The Momuna people live in Sumo and Dekai districts on both sides of the Brazza river in the lowland rainforest to the south^[4]. South of the Momuna, the Asmat people, known for their wood carvings and bark paintings, live along the lower reaches of the Brazza river^[5][6]

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Coordinates: 5°20′06″S 139°24′23″E / 5.33489°S 139.40652°E / -5.33489; 139.40652