Polapare River
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| Polapare River Kali Polapari, Loko Polapari, Sungai Polapare, Loko Polapare, Lokoe Palaparé | |
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  Location of the mouth  Polapare River (Indonesia) | |
| Location | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Sumba |
| Mouth | Mananga Malandoh, Indian Ocean |
• location | Sumba Barat Daya Regency |
• elevation | 1 m (3 ft 3 in) |
| Length | 18 km (11 mi) |
The Polapare River (Indonesian: Kali Polapari) is a river of Sumba Barat Daya Regency in the island of Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.[1][2] The length of the river is 18 km.[3] Offshore of the river mouth are the islands of Baholokmonegoro and Barenggemonokodi; Malondobara Island is 1¼ km to the west.[4]
The river flows along the southwestern area of Sumba with predominantly tropical monsoon climate (designated as Am in the Köppen–Geiger climate classification system).[5] The annual average temperature in the area is 24 °C. The warmest month is October, when the average temperature is around 28 °C, and the coldest is March, at 23 °C.[6] The average annual rainfall is 2377 mm The wettest month is January, with an average of 444 mm rainfall, and the driest is August, with 15 mm rainfall.[7]