Lawa River (Indonesia)
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The Lawa River is a branch of the Mahakam River
in eastern Borneo
. It is situated entirely within the Kutai Barat
regency of East Kalimantan
, Indonesia
, and flows into the Mahakam approximately 200 km upstream from Samarinda
. The indigenous
communities of Lotaq and Mejaun are situated near its source.
Mahakam River
The Mahakam River is in Indonesia. It flows 980 km from the district of Long Apari in the highlands of Borneo, to its mouth at the Makassar Strait....
in eastern Borneo
Borneo
Borneo is the third largest island in the world and is located north of Java Island, Indonesia, at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia....
. It is situated entirely within the Kutai Barat
West Kutai Regency
West Kutai Regency is a regency in the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan. It has an area of 33,052 km² and a population of 165,934 at the 2010 Census.Sendawar is the capital. The regency is subdivided into 21 subdistricts....
regency of East Kalimantan
East Kalimantan
East Kalimantan is the second largest Indonesian province, located on the Kalimantan region on the east of Borneo island. The resource-rich province has two major cities, Samarinda and Balikpapan...
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
, and flows into the Mahakam approximately 200 km upstream from Samarinda
Samarinda
Samarinda is the capital of the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan on the island of Borneo. The city lies on the banks of the Mahakam River. It is the most populous city in East Kalimantan with a population of 726,223...
. The indigenous
Indigenous peoples
Indigenous peoples are ethnic groups that are defined as indigenous according to one of the various definitions of the term, there is no universally accepted definition but most of which carry connotations of being the "original inhabitants" of a territory....
communities of Lotaq and Mejaun are situated near its source.