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Major rivers of North Sumatra province on Sumatra island List of rivers flowing in the province of North Sumatra , Indonesia : [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In alphabetical order
The Musi River (Indonesian: Sungai Musi) is a river in Southern Sumatra, Indonesia. [8] It flows from south-west to north-east, from the Barisan Mountains range that form the backbone of Sumatra, in Kepahiang Regency , Bengkulu Province, to the Bangka Strait that forms an extension of the South China Sea .
While the largest city in the Barumun River basin is Rantau Prapat (in Labuhan Batu Regency), which is located on the Bilah tributary with a population of 177,912 people in mid 2023. It is the largest river in Sumatra with a length of about 440 km. Tributaries include the Bilah, Kanan, Batang Pane, Sihapas and Aek Sangkilon.
The Trans-Sumatran Highway (AH25) crosses the river at the city of Jambi which is located at some distance from the mouth of the river. The Batang Hari is used by the local population for fishing, transportation, mining, and personal hygiene.
W. van Gelder. Dari Tanah Hindia berkoeliling boemi: kitab pengadjaran ilmoe boemi bagi sekola anak negeri di Hindia-Nederland.J.B. Wolters, 1897.Original from National Library of the Netherlands (original from Leiden University Libraries).
Sumatra [a] (/ s ʊ ˈ m ɑː t r ə /) is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia.It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 482,286.55 km 2 (182,812 mi. 2), including adjacent islands such as the Simeulue, Nias, Mentawai, Enggano, Riau Islands, Bangka Belitung and Krakatoa archipelago.