Ci Banten

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Ci Banten
Cipeteh
COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Riviergezicht met spoorbrug over de Bantam rivier. TMnr 60005544.jpg
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″S106°02′57″E / 6.26861°S 106.04911°E / -6.26861; 106.04911
Mouth Banten Bay, Java Sea
  location
Karangantu, Serang
  coordinates
6°01′40″S106°10′30″E / 6.027738°S 106.174919°E / -6.027738; 106.174919
Basin size281 km2 (108 sq mi)
Basin features
River system Cibanten basin
Landmarks
Cities Serang
BridgesKarang Serang bridge
Basin management authorityBPDAS Citarum-Ciliwung
Ci Banten
Cibanten mouth

The Ci Banten, or Ci Peteh, is a river in Banten province on the island of Java, Indonesia.

Contents

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

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References

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