Melawi River

Melawi River
Country Indonesia
Physical characteristics
Main source Kalimantan, Borneo

Melawi River is a river of north-western Borneo, Indonesia.[1] It is a tributary of the Kapuas River. The people in upper reaches of the Melawi speak Ot Danum and elsewhere along the river speak variants of the Malay language and the river banks are inhabited by the Malay and Dayak ethnic groups.[2] A major town on the river is Nanga Pinoh, the capital of Melawi Regency.

The river meets the Kapuas at the town of Sintang.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
  2. ↑ Barnard, Timothy P. (2004). Contesting Malayness: Malay identity across boundaries. NUS Press. p. 177. ISBN 9971-69-279-1.
  3. ↑ Wahidin (21 February 2018). "Pemkab Sintang Akan Bangun Waterfront City di Kawasan Saka Tiga, Ini Penjelasan Bupati Jarot". Tribun Pontianak (in Indonesian). Retrieved 10 August 2018.

Coordinates: 0°5′0″N 111°29′0″E / 0.08333°N 111.48333°E / 0.08333; 111.48333


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