The Baliung River is a river flowing in southern Java, within the Banten province, Indonesia.[1] The upstream starts in the southern mountains of Java; it flows southward into the Indian Ocean, about 130 kilometres (81 mi) southwest of Jakarta.[2]
| Baliung River Tjibaliung, Tji Baliung Ci Binuangeun | |
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| Native name | Ci Baliung, Cibaliung (Sundanese) |
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| Country | Indonesia |
| State | Banten |
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| • location | Banten, Indonesia |
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• location | Indian Ocean, Banten, Indonesia |
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 area under the authority of Banten province.[3][4] There are 75 watershed areas in the Cibaliung–Cisawarna river region.[3]
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The river flows in the southwest area of Java with predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen–Geiger climate classification).[6] 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.[5] The average annual rainfall is 3842 mm. The wettest month is December, with an average of 497 mm rainfall, and the driest is September, with 89 mm rainfall.[7]
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Rivers of Indonesia |