Tuntang River | |
Name Other: | Sungai Tuntang, Kali Tuntang |
Map Size: | 285 |
Pushpin Map: | Indonesia Java#Indonesia |
Pushpin Map Size: | 285 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of river mouth |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Indonesia |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Central Java |
Subdivision Type3: | Regency |
Source1: | Lake Rawa Pening |
Source1 Coordinates: | -7.2649°N 110.4495°W |
Mouth: | Java Sea |
Mouth Coordinates: | -6.8352°N 110.5241°W |
The Tuntang (Indonesian: Kali Tuntang) is a major river of northern Central Java, Indonesia, about 400 km east of the capital Jakarta.[1] It connects Lake Rawa Pening to the Java Sea, east of Semarang.[2] There is a hydroelectric power station on the river near the lake.
The river flows in the central area of Java with a predominantly tropical monsoon climate (designated as Am in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[3] The annual average temperature in the area is 21 °C. The warmest month is September when the average temperature is around 24 °C, and the coldest is June, at 20 °C.[4] The average annual rainfall is 3140 mm. The wettest month is January, with an average of 560 mm of rainfall, and the driest is September, with 14 mm of rainfall.[5]