Brazza River
Brazza River Sungai Brazza, A-rivier, Braza-rivier, Braxxa, Brazzard Rivier, Brazza River, Sungai Bratta, Brazza, A. of Brazza-rivier | |
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Location | |
Country | Indonesia |
Province | Papua |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Maoke Mountains, Indonesia |
Mouth | Pulau River |
• location | Indonesia |
The Brazza River is a river in Papua province, Indonesia.[1] 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.[2]), which flows southeast to the Arafura Sea.
History
The Brazza watershed is known to be the residence of the
In the upstream of the Brazza River, to the west of the upstream
The boundaries of the Asmat tribe with other inland tribes such as the Kombai, Korowai, Citak, and others are marked by the Brazza River and the foot of the Central Mountains.[4]
The Asmat Brazza tribe, which lives on the banks of the Brazza River at the foot of the Jayawijaya Mountains, is famous for its 'mbis' sculpture, in which the 'mbis' head is uniquely made separate from the body that makes the art of this tribal craft different and highly valuable.[5]
Modern development
Dekai, the capital of Yahukimo Regency, is a new town built in 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 the Dekai district and villages near the Brazza River.[6]
In the mountains, the Brazza River flows past the villages of the Kimyal people near Sela, where it is known as the Thay River.[7] The Momuna people live in Sumo and Dekai districts on both sides of the Brazza River in the lowland rainforest to the south.[8] 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][9]
Geography
The river flows in the southern area of Papua with a predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[10] The annual average temperature in the area is 21 °C. The warmest month is February when the average temperature is around 24 °C, and the coldest is June, at 18 °C.[11] The average annual rainfall is 6178 mm. The wettest month is May, with an average of 721 mm rainfall, and the driest is July, with 432 mm rainfall.[12]
See also
References
- ^ Sungai Brazza - Geonames.org.
- ^ "1916 Netherlands New Guinea Map". G. Kolff & Co.
- ^ ISBN 978-979-461-929-2.
- ^ Andonis, Tito; Sri Guritno; Zulyani Hidayah; Elizabeth T. Gurning (1 January 1994). Traditional Asmat Government System in Irian Jaya. Directorate General of Culture. p. 20. GGKEY:PR799SHY2DQ.
- ^ a b The True Exotic Colors of Indonesia (English Edition) by Martha Tilaar Puspita Martha
- ^ East-Indonesia.info Papua Travel Information
- ^ Korupun-Sela Language Archived 2016-06-25 at the Wayback Machine, cites Godschalk 1993, p.4
- ^ Momuna Language Archived 2016-06-29 at the Wayback Machine, cites Silzer & Heikkinen 1984 p.53
- ^ Indonesian New Guinea Adventure Guide: WEST PAPUA / IRIAN JAYA by David Pickell
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- ^ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. 30 January 2016. Archived from the original on 10 May 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. 30 January 2016. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2018.