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Laleia River

Coordinates: 8°29′47″S 126°09′39″E / 8.496322°S 126.160759°E / -8.496322; 126.160759
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Laleia River
A braided channel of the river, lined with Savanna and Casuarina
Location of river mouth
Location of river mouth
Location of river mouth
Native name
Location
CountryEast Timor
Municipalities
Physical characteristics
Source confluence 
 • locationManatuto / Viqueque border
MouthWetar Strait
 • location
Suco Lifau (Laleia)
 • coordinates
8°29′47″S 126°09′39″E / 8.496322°S 126.160759°E / -8.496322; 126.160759

The Laleia River (Portuguese: Ribeira de Laleia or Rio de Laleia, Tetum: Mota Laleia) is a major river in northeastern East Timor.

The river flows primarily in a northerly direction from headwaters in Timor's central mountains; after running through the eponymous Laleia Administrative Post, it discharges into Wetar Strait.[1]

Catchment

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The river's catchment or drainage basin is approximately 533 km2 (206 sq mi) in area.[2]: 9  East Timor has been broadly divided into twelve 'hydrologic units', groupings of climatologically and physiographically similar and adjacent river catchments.[2]: 2, 52 [3] The Laleia River catchment is one of the two major catchments in the Laleia hydrologic unit, which is about 1,009.9 km2 (389.9 sq mi) in total area; the other is the Vemasse River [de] catchment.[2]: 9, 52, 58 

See also

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References

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  1. ^ República Democrática de Timor-Leste: Manatuto [Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste: Manatuto] (PDF) (Map). 1:75000 (in Portuguese). Cartography by Instituto Superior Técnico. Lisbon: Timor-Leste GIS Portal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Costin, Graham; Powell, Bronwyn (2006). Situation Analysis Report: Timor-Leste (PDF) (Report). Brisbane: International WaterCentre. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  3. ^ AQUASTAT Country Profile – Timor-Leste (PDF) (Report). Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2011. p. 4. Retrieved 25 June 2022.


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