| Salawai River Sungai Salawai | |
|---|---|
  Location of river mouth  Salawai River (Maluku)  Salawai River (Indonesia) | |
| Location | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Maluku |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Seram Island |
| Mouth | Ceram Sea |
Salawai River is a river of Seram Island, Maluku province, Indonesia, about 2500 km northeast of the capital Jakarta.[1]
The river is noted for its saltwater crocodiles.[2] Tourists can be taken up the river in longboats.[3]
The river flows in the central northern area of Seram island with predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[4] The annual average temperature in the area is 23 °C. The warmest month is April, when the average temperature is around 24 °C, and the coldest is March, at 22 °C.[5] The average annual rainfall is 3387 mm. The wettest month is July, with an average of 523 mm rainfall, and the driest is October, with 95 mm rainfall.[6]