Comoro River
The Comoro River (Portuguese: Ribeira de Comoro or Rio Comoro, Tetum: Mota Komoro) is a river in East Timor. It flows north into Ombai Strait, reaching the coast in the north western suburbs of the capital, Dili. In its lower reaches, it is the main and largest of Dili's four major rivers.
| Comoro River | |
|---|---|
The river in Bebonuk during the dry season | |
Location of river mouth | |
| Native name |
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| Location | |
| Country | East Timor |
| Municipalities | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Ombai Strait |
• location | Madohi / Bebonuk |
• coordinates | 8°32′17″S 125°32′4″E |
| Basin size | 300 km2 (120 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 2.99 m3/s (6,300 cu ft/min) |
| • minimum | <0.5 m3/s (1,100 cu ft/min) (Jul–Nov) |
| • maximum | 12.3 m3/s (26,000 cu ft/min) (March) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Anggou River |
| • right | Buamara/Boera River, Maulu River, Bemos River |
| Bridges | |
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