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Wampu River

The 883rd longest river in the world

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The Wampu River (Indonesian: Sungai Wampu) is a river in North Sumatra, Indonesia, about 1,500 km northwest of the capital Jakarta. It rises as the Lau Biang river in Karo Regency near Siberaya, flowing past Kabanjahe, Perbesi, Kuta Buluh, Marike, and onto Bohorok in Langkat Regency, where the river is known as the Wampu. It flows past Stabat and Tanjung Langkat before emptying into the Strait of Malacca. The river has a length of approximately 105 kilometres (65 mi) and a width of about 100 metres (330 ft). The Wampu River watershed is one of the principal and most important ecosystems in the regencies of Langkat and Karo, North Sumatra Province. The Bohorok River is a tributary of the Wampu.

Flows through: Indonesia.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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