Code River

Codé River Kali Tjode, Sungai Code, Sungai Boyong
Native name	ꦏꦭꦶꦕꦺꦴꦝꦼ (Javanese) Kali Codhé (Javanese)
Location
Country	Indonesia
Province	Yogyakarta
Physical characteristics
Source	Mount Merapi
Mouth	Opak River
• location	Giwangan, Umbulharjo, Yogyakarta
• elevation	67 m (220 ft)

Kali Code and nearby homes in Yogyakarta during the 2014 eruption of Kelud in East Java.

Code (Indonesian pronunciation: [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.^[8][9] Also loss of housing close to the river has occurred during severe eruptions from Mount Merapi.^[10]

See also

• List of drainage basins of Indonesia

References

1. Down by the riverside - Kali Code by Tessa Toumbourou Inside Indonesia 95: Jan-Mar 2009
2. The Neighborhood Upgrading and Shelter Sector Project in Indonesia. Asian Development Bank. 2012. p. 36. ISBN 978-92-9092-721-1. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
3. Kali Code at Geonames.org (cc-by); Last updated 2012-01-17; Database dump downloaded 2015-11-27
4. "River Pollution in Yogyakarta Worsens". En.tempo.co. 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
5. Peel, M C; Finlayson, B L; McMahon, T A (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007.
6. "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. 30 January 2016. Archived from the original on 11 May 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
7. "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. 30 January 2016.
8. Kutanegara, Pande Made (2014), Manusia, lingkungan, dan sungai : transformasi sosial kehidupan masyarakat sempalan Sungai Code, Yogyakarta Penerbit Ombak, ISBN 978-602-258-173-4
9. Guiness, Patrick (April 1983), "The gelandangan of Yogyakarta. -illegally settled urban fringe dwellers-", Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, 19 (Apr 1983): 68–82, ISSN 0007-4918
10. "Indonesia Builds 500 Temporary Shelters for Mt Merapi Victims Along Code River", Indonesia Government News, Athena Information Solutions Pvt. Ltd, 2010-12-13, retrieved 4 August 2017