Ci Banten
The Ci Banten, or Ci Peteh, is a river in Banten province on the island of Java, Indonesia.
| Ci Banten Cipeteh | |
|---|---|
 Railway bridge over the river – early 20th century | |
| Location | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Provinsi | Banten |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Gunung Karang |
| • location | Serang Regency |
| • coordinates | 6°16′07″S 106°02′57″E |
| Mouth | Banten Bay, Java Sea |
• location | Karangantu, Serang |
• coordinates | 6°01′40″S 106°10′30″E |
| Basin size | 281 km2 (108 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Cibanten basin |
| Landmarks |
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| Cities | Serang |
| Bridges | Karang Serang bridge |
| Basin management authority | BPDAS Citarum-Ciliwung |
The rivers in Banten, the westernmost province of Java, run roughly parallel to each other. The main ones are the Peteh, called the Banten on the lower reaches near the city of Kota Banten, the Ujung, which enters the sea at Pontang, the Durian, which enters the sea at Tanara, the Manceuri, and the Sadane, which rises in the mountainous region of Priyangan and in 1682 formed the border between the Dutch East India Company (VOC) territory and Batavia (modern Jakarta).[1]
Geography
The river flows in the southwest area of Java 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 October, when the average temperature is around 28 °C, and the coldest is January, at 24 °C.[3] The average annual rainfall is 3471 mm. The wettest month is February, with an average of 429 mm rainfall, and the driest is September, with 116 mm rainfall.[4]
See also
References
- Talens 1999, p. 40.
- 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: 1633–1644. 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 30 May 2018.
- "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. 30 January 2016.
Sources
- Talens, Johan (1999), Een feodale samenleving in koloniaal vaarwater: staatsvorming, koloniale expansie en economische onderontwikkeling in Banten, West Java (1600–1750) (in Dutch), Uitgeverij Verloren, ISBN 90-6550-067-7, retrieved 27 January 2017