Tulang Bawang River

Tulang Bawang River
Sungai Tulangbawang, Wai Tulangbawang,
Wai Toelangbawang, Tolangbawang
Tulang Bawang River at Menggala (1922)
Tulang Bawang River is located in Sumatra
Tulang Bawang River
Location of river mouth
Tulang Bawang River is located in Indonesia
Tulang Bawang River
Tulang Bawang River (Indonesia)
Native nameWay Tulang Bawang (Lampung Api)
Location
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceLampung
South Sumatra
Physical characteristics
MouthJava Sea
 • coordinates
4°24′26″S 105°50′40″E / 4.40722°S 105.84444°E / -4.40722; 105.84444
Length136 km
Basin size10,150 km2[1]
Discharge 
 • locationNear mouth
 • average(Period: 1971–2000)476.8 m3/s (16,840 cu ft/s)[2]

The Tulang Bawang River (Lampungnese: Way Tulang Bawang) is a river which mostly flows in Lampung, Indonesia.[3] The river lends its name to the Tulang Bawang Regency, where it reaches the Java Sea and the West Tulang Bawang Regency. It also flows across the capital of the regency at Menggala.[4]

One of the largest rivers in the province, it is primarily utilized by locals as a source of irrigation with little use as a waterway.[5]

  1. ^ Atlas Sumberdaya Wilayah Pesisir Lampung (in Indonesian).
  2. ^ "Sumatra".
  3. ^ Wai Tulangbawang - Geonames.org.
  4. ^ Sungai Tulangbawang - OpenStreetMap. 2011.
  5. ^ Yasland, Mursalin (3 February 2017). "Dua Sungai di Lampung Jadi Transportasi Publik". Republika (in Indonesian). Retrieved 5 October 2017.