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Lamari River

Coordinates: 6°54′00″S 145°25′00″E / 6.90000°S 145.41667°E / -6.90000; 145.41667
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Lamari
Lamari River is located in Papua New Guinea
Lamari River
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • location
Purari River basin
 • coordinates
6°54′00″S 145°25′00″E / 6.90000°S 145.41667°E / -6.90000; 145.41667

The Lamari River is a river that originates in the Kratke Range in the south central highlands of Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea.[1] It flows into the Purari River basin.

Population

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Awa speaking indigenous people populate the Lamari river basin.[2] The Lamari River serves as the demarcation line between the Kukukuku people and their neighbours to the north-west, the Fore people.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Lamari River: Papua New Guinea National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
  2. ^ Daniel G. Bates, Judith Tucker Human Ecology: Contemporary Research and Practice Springer Science & Business Media, Mar 29, 2010 377 pages
  3. ^ Werner H. Stöcklin Kukukuku : Medical Patrol into one of the last restricted areas in the New Guinea Highlands Acta Tropica 25 (1968)