Kali Code and nearby homes in Yogyakarta during the 2014 eruption ofKelud inEast Java.
Code (Indonesian pronunciation:[tʃode]; Indonesian:Kali Code) is the name of ariver that flows through the city ofYogyakarta on the island ofJava,Indonesia.[1][2][3] Pollution is a problem along the river.[4] Sayidan Bridge crosses the river.[4]
The river flows in the southern central area of Java with predominantlytropical savanna climate (designated asAs 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 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 fromMount Merapi.[10]
^Kutanegara, Pande Made (2014),Manusia, lingkungan, dan sungai : transformasi sosial kehidupan masyarakat sempalan Sungai Code, Yogyakarta Penerbit Ombak,ISBN978-602-258-173-4
^Guiness, Patrick (April 1983), "The gelandangan of Yogyakarta. -illegally settled urban fringe dwellers-",Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies,19 (Apr 1983):68–82,ISSN0007-4918
