| Baliung River Tjibaliung, Tji Baliung Ci Binuangeun | |
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| Native name | Ci Baliung, Cibaliung (Sundanese) |
| Location | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| State | Banten |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Cijaku, Lebak Regency |
| • coordinates | 6°41′02″S106°07′12″E / 6.683980°S 106.120025°E /-6.683980; 106.120025 |
| 2nd source | |
| • location | Cibaliung, Pandeglang Regency |
| • coordinates | 6°40′47″S105°41′46″E / 6.679816°S 105.696192°E /-6.679816; 105.696192 |
| Mouth | Indian Ocean |
• location | Muarabinuangeun, Lebak Regency |
• coordinates | 6°50′31″S105°52′48″E / 6.841866°S 105.879878°E /-6.841866; 105.879878 |
| Basin size | 544 km2 (210 sq mi)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Cibaliung basin [DAS210736][1] |
| River Basin Management Unit | BPDAS Citarum Ciliwung[1] |
TheBaliung River is a river flowing in southernJava, within theBanten province,Indonesia.[2] The upstream starts in the southern mountains of Java; it flows southward into theIndian Ocean, about 130 kilometres (81 mi) southwest ofJakarta.[3]
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 areas under the authority of Banten province.[4][5] There are 75 watershed areas in the Cibaliung–Cisawarna river region.[4]
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The river flows in the southwest area of Java with a predominantlytropical rainforest climate (designated asAf in theKöppen–Geiger climate classification).[7] 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.[6] The average annual rainfall is 3842 mm. The wettest month is December, with an average of 497 mm of rainfall, and the driest is September, with 89 mm of rainfall.[8]