Code River Explained

Codé River
Native Name:
    Name Other:Kali Tjode, Sungai Code, Sungai Boyong
    Subdivision Type1:Country
    Subdivision Name1:Indonesia
    Subdivision Type2:Province
    Subdivision Name2:Yogyakarta
    Source1:Mount Merapi
    Mouth:Opak River
    Mouth Location:Giwangan, Umbulharjo, Yogyakarta
    Mouth Elevation:67m (220feet)

    Code (in Indonesian pronounced as /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]

    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. Also loss of housing close to the river has occurred during severe eruptions from Mount Merapi.

    See also

    Notes and References

    1. http://www.insideindonesia.org/down-by-the-riverside-kali-code Down by the riverside - Kali Code
    2. Book: The Neighborhood Upgrading and Shelter Sector Project in Indonesia . Asian Development Bank . 2012 . 2015-10-07 . 978-92-9092-721-1. 36.
    3. http://www.geonames.org/1645989/kali-code.html Kali Code
    4. Web site: River Pollution in Yogyakarta Worsens . En.tempo.co . 2014-03-13 . 2015-10-07.
    5. Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification. 2007. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11 . . 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. M C. B L. T A. Peel. Finlayson. McMahon. free.
    6. Web site: NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index. 30 January 2016. NASA. 4 August 2017. 11 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200511075542/https://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/dataset_index.php. dead.
    7. Web site: NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM). 30 January 2016 . NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission.