Salawai River


Salawai River is a river of Seram Island, Maluku province, Indonesia, about 2500 km northeast of the capital Jakarta.

Ecology

The river is noted for its saltwater crocodiles. Tourists can be taken up the river in longboats.

Geography

The river flows in the central northern area of Seram island with predominantly tropical rainforest climate. The annual average temperature in the area is 23 °C. The warmest month is April, when the average temperature is around 24 °C, and the coldest is March, at 22 °C. The average annual rainfall is 3387 mm. The wettest month is July, with an average of 523 mm rainfall, and the driest is October, with 95 mm rainfall.