Pono River
River in Indonesia
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The Pono River (Indonesian: Sungai Noel Ponu or Sungai Pono) is a river on the Indonesian part of the island of Timor, which is in the territory of the East Nusa Tenggara province,[1] about 2000 km east of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta.[2]
| Pono River Sungai Noel Ponu, Sungai Pono, Pono Rivier, Noil Ponoe, Noil Ponu, Noë Ponoe | |
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  Location of river mouth  Pono River (Lesser Sunda Islands)  Pono River (Indonesia) | |
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| Country | Indonesia |
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| • location | Timor |
| Mouth | Sawu Sea |
• location | Atambua |
• coordinates | 9.12111°S 124.66972°E |
History
On November 4, 2010, the river overflowed, killing some 16 people, destroying 134 homes, and displacing 825 people from their homes.[1]
Geography
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The river flows in the southwest of Timor with predominantly tropical savanna climate (designated as Aw in the Köppen–Geiger climate classification system).[4] The annual average temperature in the area is 25 °C. The warmest month is October, when the average temperature is around 28 °C, and the coldest is February, at 22 °C.[3] The average annual rainfall is 1575 mm. The wettest month is January, with an average of 297 mm, and the driest is September, with 6 mm rainfall.[5]