Bian (river)

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Bian
Mbian
Data
location Kabupaten Merauke, Papua Province , Indonesia , New Guinea
River system Bian
source southeast of Asike
6 ° 40 '49 "  S , 140 ° 30' 24"  O
muzzle in the district of Okaba in the Arafurasee coordinates: 8 ° 7 ′ 10 ″  S , 139 ° 56 ′ 28 ″  E 8 ° 7 ′ 10 ″  S , 139 ° 56 ′ 28 ″  E

The Bian or Mbian ( Indon. Sungai Bian ) is a river in Merauke administrative district , Papua province , Indonesia .

Mainly Marind-anim settled along the rivers Bian and Kumbe , as the rivers, like the Arafura Sea , offered them a stable food supply.