Seiçal (river)

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Seiçal
Ribeira de Seiçal ( pt ), Rio Seiçal (pt), Seical, Seisal
The Seiçal near its mouth in the Suco of the same name

The Seiçal near its mouth in the Suco of the same name

Data
location northern East Timor
River system Seiçal
Drain over Wetar Strait  → Pacific Ocean
source north of the peaks of Laritame and Monte Mundo Perdido
8 ° 29 ′ 13 ″  S , 126 ° 33 ′ 18 ″  E
muzzle between Baucau and Laga Coordinates: 8 ° 27 ′ 58 ″  S , 126 ° 31 ′ 49 ″  E 8 ° 27 ′ 58 ″  S , 126 ° 31 ′ 49 ″  E

Communities Bado-Ho'o , Seiçal
The Seiçal with the Matebian in the background

The Seiçal with the Matebian in the background

Seiçal ( Seical, Seisal ; Portuguese : Ribeira de Seiçal , also Rio Seiçal ) is one of the few rivers in northern Timor that carry water all year round. Most of the other rivers dry up during the dry season.

course

The Seiçal in the middle of the dry season in a La Niña year. View towards the estuary from the northern coastal road.

Its sources lie in the north of the East Timorese administrative office of Ossu , north of the peaks of Laritame and Monte Mundo Perdido . From here two source rivers flow north, where they meet at Bado-Ho'o .

After the Seiçal has formed the border between the municipalities of Viqueque and Baucau over a long stretch , it briefly separates the administrative offices of Baucau and Venilale from each other before finally flowing into the administrative office of Baucau to the northeast. In Suco Seiçal (between the towns of Baucau and Laga ) the river finally flows into the Strait of Wetar on the north coast of Timor at the town of the same name .

At the mouth there are mangroves and flood plains.

use

Rice is mainly grown on its banks through irrigation, which is why the river is of particular importance for the population. In February 2001, almost 3,000 people were affected by the river's flooding.

Web links

Commons : Rio Seiçal  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Important Bird Areas in Timor-Leste ( Memento of November 22, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 2.0 MB)
  2. ^ ETAN, February 21, 2001, Nearly 3,000 People Affected By Floods In Seical