Bulaka River

For the language group, see Bulaka River languages.

The Bulaka River is a river in South Papua province, Indonesia.^[1][2]

Bulaka River Boelaka-rivier
Location of river mouth Show map of South Papua Bulaka River (Indonesia) Show map of Indonesia
Location
Country	Indonesia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Western Papua
Mouth	Arafura Sea
• coordinates	8.1°S 139.2°E / -8.1; 139.2

Geography

The river flows in the southern area of Papua with a predominantly tropical monsoon climate (designated as Am in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).^[3] The annual average temperature in the area is 23 °C. The warmest month is October when the average temperature is around 26 °C, and the coldest is June, at 20 °C.^[4] The average annual rainfall is 2155 mm. The wettest month is February, with an average of 356 mm of rainfall, and the driest is August, with 16 mm of rainfall.^[5]

See also

• List of drainage basins of Indonesia
• List of rivers of Indonesia
• List of rivers of Western New Guinea