The Baliung River is a river flowing in southern Java, within the Banten province, Indonesia.[2] The upstream starts in the southern mountains of Java; it flows southward into the Indian Ocean, about 130 kilometres (81 mi) southwest of Jakarta.[3]

Baliung River
Tjibaliung, Tji Baliung
Ci Binuangeun
Baliung River is located in Java
Baliung River
Baliung River is located in Indonesia
Baliung River
Native nameCi Baliung, Cibaliung (Sundanese)
Location
CountryIndonesia
StateBanten
Physical characteristics
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 • locationCijaku, Lebak Regency
 • coordinates6°41′02″S 106°07′12″E / 6.683980°S 106.120025°E / -6.683980; 106.120025
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 • locationCibaliung, Pandeglang Regency
 • coordinates6°40′47″S 105°41′46″E / 6.679816°S 105.696192°E / -6.679816; 105.696192
MouthIndian Ocean
 • location
Muarabinuangeun, Lebak Regency
 • coordinates
6°50′31″S 105°52′48″E / 6.841866°S 105.879878°E / -6.841866; 105.879878
Basin size544 km2 (210 sq mi)[1]
Basin features
River systemCibaliung basin [DAS210736][1]
River Basin Management UnitBPDAS Citarum Ciliwung[1]

Hydrology

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The watershed area (Indonesian: Daerah Aliran Sungai) of the Baliung River belongs to the Cibaliung–Cisawarna River region (Indonesian: Wilayah Sungai), one of the four river region in Banten, and one of the two river areas under the authority of Banten province.[4][5] There are 75 watershed areas in the Cibaliung–Cisawarna river region.[4]

Geography

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The river flows in the southwest area of Java with a predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen–Geiger climate classification).[7] The annual average temperature in the area is 23 °C. The warmest month is March, when the average temperature is around 26 °C, and the coldest is May, at 21 °C.[6] The average annual rainfall is 3842 mm. The wettest month is December, with an average of 497 mm of rainfall, and the driest is September, with 89 mm of rainfall.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Keputusan Menteri Kehutanan Nomor SK.511/MENHUT-V/2011 Tahun 2011 - Pusat Data Hukumonline".
  2. ^ Ci Baliung at Geonames.org (cc-by); Last updated 2013-06-04; Database dump downloaded 2015-11-27
  3. ^ Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
  4. ^ a b Daerah Aliran Sungai (DAS) dan Wilayah Sungai (WS)di Provinsi Banten. Oleh:R.D Ambarwati, ST.MT. Provinsi Banten. Diakses 5 Februari 2018.
  5. ^ Berdasarkan Peraturan Menteri Pekerjaan Umum dan Perumahan Rakyat Nomor 4/PRT/M/2015 tentang Kriteria dan Penetapan Wilayah Sungai.
  6. ^ a b "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. 30 January 2016. Archived from the original on 11 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  7. ^ Peel, M C; Finlayson, B L; McMahon, T A (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  8. ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. 30 January 2016. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2018.