Hilir
Hilir is a term used in Malay and Indonesian languages to denote the downstream portion of a river or other watercourse. In hydrology and geography, hilir typically contrasts with hulu, the upstream part of the river. The term is frequently found in place-names and administrative designations in Malaysia, Indonesia, and other Malay-speaking regions to indicate a downstream location within a river basin. As a toponymic element, hilir helps describe spatial relationships within a district or province, often alongside other river-based descriptors such as hulu or along the river’s floodplain.
In practice, hilir regions may have different land-use patterns compared to upstream areas, including higher urbanization,
Linguistically, hilir is part of a pair commonly used to describe river orientation and geography in Southeast