The Polapare River () is a river of Sumba Barat Daya Regency in the island of Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.Loko Polapari at Geonames.org (cc-by); Last updated 17 January 2012; Database dump downloaded 27 November 2015 The length of the river is 18 km.Nama dan Panjang Sungai di Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Timur Menurut Kabupaten/Kota – BPS NTT. Sumber: Balai Wilayah Sungai NTT II. Diakses 28 Agustus 2017. Offshore of the river mouth are the islands of Baholokmonegoro and Barenggemonokodi; Malondobara Island is 1¼ km to the west.Loko Porapari. Mapcarta.
Geography The river flows along the southwestern area of Sumba with predominantly tropical monsoon climate (designated as Am in the Köppen–Geiger climate classification system). The annual average temperature in the area is 24 °C. The warmest month is October, when the average temperature is around 28 °C, and the coldest is March, at 23 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2377 mm The wettest month is January, with an average of 444 mm rainfall, and the driest is August, with 15 mm rainfall.
Uses The Polapare River is developed to be a microhydro energy source. Hasil Diskusi Kelompok Fokus, Kelompok Kabupaten Sumba Barat Daya, MSF II NTT 14 – 15 Oktober 2014. A. Potensi Pengelolaan Sumber Daya Alam yang Berkelanjutan dan EBT.
See also List of drainage basins of Indonesia List of rivers of Indonesia List of rivers of Lesser Sunda Islands
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