The Sembakung River is a river in Borneo that flows from Sabah, Malaysia to North Kalimantan, Indonesia, about 1600 km northeast of the capital Jakarta.[1][2]
| Sembakung River
Sungai Sembakung, Sungai Sembakun, Simbakung, Soengai Sembakoeng
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  River mouth location  Sembakung River (Indonesia) Show map of Indonesia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Malaysian and Indonesia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Sabah, North Kalimantan |
| Length | 322 km (200 mi) |
| Basin size | 16,320 km2 (6,300 sq mi) |
The 322 kilometers long river flows in the northeastern area of Borneo island with predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[3] The annual average temperature in the area is 24 °C. The warmest month is August, when the average temperature is around 26 °C, and the coldest is January, at 22 °C.[4] The average annual rainfall is 4020 mm. The wettest month is December, with an average of 393 mm rainfall, and the driest is June, with 251 mm rainfall.[5]
3°43′37″N 117°48′17″E / 3.72698°N 117.8046°E / 3.72698; 117.8046