Code River

Code (Indonesian pronunciation: [tʃode]; Indonesian: Kali Code) is the name of a river that flows through the city of Yogyakarta on the island of Java, Indonesia.[1][2][3] Pollution is a problem along the river.[4] Sayidan Bridge crosses the river.[4]

Codé River
Kali Tjode, Sungai Code, Sungai Boyong
Native name
Location
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceYogyakarta
Physical characteristics
SourceMount Merapi
MouthOpak River
 • location
Giwangan, Umbulharjo, Yogyakarta
 • elevation
67 m (220 ft)
Code River as viewed from near Prawirodirjan, Yogyakarta.
Kali Code and nearby homes in Yogyakarta during the 2014 eruption of Kelud in East Java.

Geography

The river flows in the southern central area of Java with predominantly tropical savanna climate (designated as As in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[5] The annual average temperature in the area is 24 °C. The warmest month is September, when the average temperature is around 27 °C, and the coldest is April, at 20 °C.[6] The average annual rainfall is 2802 mm. The wettest month is January, with an average of 538 mm rainfall, and the driest is September, with 8 mm rainfall.[7]

Settlements

Settlements by poor people have been created beside the river over time.[8][9] Also loss of housing close to the river has occurred during severe eruptions from Mount Merapi.[10]

See also

References
  1. Down by the riverside - Kali Code by Tessa Toumbourou Inside Indonesia 95: Jan-Mar 2009
  2. The Neighborhood Upgrading and Shelter Sector Project in Indonesia. Asian Development Bank. 2012. p. 36. ISBN 978-92-9092-721-1. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
  3. Kali Code at Geonames.org (cc-by); Last updated 2012-01-17; Database dump downloaded 2015-11-27
  4. "River Pollution in Yogyakarta Worsens". En.tempo.co. 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
  5. 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. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007.
  6. "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. 30 January 2016. Archived from the original on 11 May 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  7. "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. 30 January 2016.
  8. Kutanegara, Pande Made (2014), Manusia, lingkungan, dan sungai : transformasi sosial kehidupan masyarakat sempalan Sungai Code, Yogyakarta Penerbit Ombak, ISBN 978-602-258-173-4
  9. Guiness, Patrick (April 1983), "The gelandangan of Yogyakarta. -illegally settled urban fringe dwellers-", Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, 19 (Apr 1983): 68–82, ISSN 0007-4918
  10. "Indonesia Builds 500 Temporary Shelters for Mt Merapi Victims Along Code River", Indonesia Government News, Athena Information Solutions Pvt. Ltd, 2010-12-13, retrieved 4 August 2017
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