Batang Hari River

The Batang Hari (Sungai Batanghari) is the longest river in Jambi province, Sumatra island,[1] Indonesia, about 600 km northwest of the capital Jakarta.[2]

Batang Hari River
Batang Hari, Sungai Batanghari, Djambi-rivier
The Batang Hari photographed during the 1877-79 Sumatra Expedition
Location of river mouth
Batang Hari River (Indonesia)
Location
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceWest Sumatra, Jambi
RegencySolok, Solok Selatan, Dharmasraya, Bungo, Tebo, Batang Hari, Muaro Jambi, Tanjung Jabung, Jambi City
Physical characteristics
SourceMount Rasan
 • locationSolok Regency, West Sumatra
MouthMalacca Strait
 • location
East Tanjung Jabung Regency, Jambi

Hydrology

It originates in the Minangkabau Highlands, home of the Minangkabau people, and flows to the east coast of Sumatra. Trans-Sumatran Highway (AH25) crosses the river at the city of Jambi which is located near the mouth of the river. The river is used by the local population for fish cultivation, transportation, mining, and personal hygiene.[3]

Geography

The river flows in the central area of Sumatra with predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[4] The annual average temperature in the area is 23 °C. The warmest month is April, when the average temperature is around 24 °C, and the coldest is January, at 22 °C.[5] The average annual rainfall is 2383 mm. The wettest month is December, with an average of 344 mm rainfall, and the driest is August, with 90 mm rainfall.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Reviving Batanghari's heyday". thejakartapost.com. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  2. Sungai Batang Hari at Geonames.org (cc-by); Last updated 2013-06-04; Database dump downloaded 2015-11-27
  3. "Uses of the Batanghari River". Sumatran Feet. 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  4. 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: 1633–1644. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  5. "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. 30 January 2016.
  6. "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. 30 January 2016.

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