Krueng Cunda River is a river in Aceh on Sumatra island, in Indonesia, about 1700 km northwest of the capital Jakarta.[1] It forms a strait separating the main part of Lhokseumawe from the island of Sumatra.
| Krueng Cunda River | |
|---|---|
  Location of river mouth  Krueng Cunda River (Sumatra)  Krueng Cunda River (Indonesia) | |
| Location | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Aceh |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mount Bur ni Geureudong |
| • location | Djambo |
| Mouth | Malacca Strait |
• location | Lhokseumawe |
| Basin size | 535 km2 (207 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Geukuh basin |
| Cities | Keudekarieng |
| Website https://bappeda.lhokseumawekota.go.id | |
Geography
editThe river flows in the northern area of Sumatra with predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[2] The annual average temperature in the area is 25 °C. The warmest month is August, when the average temperature is around 26 °C, and the coldest is December, at 22 °C.[3] The average annual rainfall is 2568 mm. The wettest month is December, with an average of 572 mm rainfall, and the driest is March, with 114 mm rainfall.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Krueng Cunda at Geonames.org (cc-by); Last updated 2013-06-04; Database dump downloaded 2015-11-27
- ^ 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.
- ^ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. 30 January 2016. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. 30 January 2016. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
External links
edit- (in Indonesian) Bappeda Kota Lhokseumawe
- (in Indonesian) Facebook Link Kota Lhokseumawe