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Ci Kaengan (Cikaengan; Sundanese "''Ci''" means "river", so the whole name means "Kaengan River"; also written as “Ci Kaingan”; ) is a river in the island of
Java Java is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea (a part of Pacific Ocean) to the north. With a population of 156.9 million people (including Madura) in mid 2024, proje ...
,
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, that flows mainly in the
Garut Regency Garut Regency is a Regency (Indonesia), regency in the Indonesian province of West Java. It covers an area of 3,065.19 km2 (1,186.91 mi2). Geographically, it lies between 6°5734 – 7°4457 South latitude and 107°2434 – 108° ...
of
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province, about 210 km to the southeast of the capital
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.Ci Kaengan
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The river flows from Mount Cikuray and discharges into the
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at the Cikaengan Beach of Garut Regency, at the border to the Tasikmalaya Regency.Sungai Cikaengan Garut Selatan
Rendy Komunika. Om Gun. 27 July 2013.
In 2016 two Microhydroelectric
power station A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the electricity generation, generation of electric power. Power stations are generally connected to an electr ...
s were built utilizing this river producing about 12 megawatts of electricity. The water debit is not quite large, but the water is relatively free from industrial pollution due to its situation in the traditional agricultural area. This led to the establishment of a river tubing attraction in the District of Banjarwangi.


Geography

The river flows in the southwest area of Java with a predominantly
tropical rainforest climate A tropical rainforest climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southeast Florida, United States ...
(designated as ''Af'' in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification). 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 September, at 22 °C. The average annual rainfall is 3730 mm. The wettest month is December, with an average of 542 mm rainfall, and the driest is September, with 61 mm rainfall.


Watershed

The watershed ( or ''DAS'') Cikaengan together with the Cilaki River form the Southern Watershed Area of Garut Regency, as it flows to the south. The rivers in the area are generally short, and narrow and with more valleys compared to the northern area ( Cimanuk river flowing to the Sea of Java to the north).Sumber Daya Air
- Garut Regency. Accessed 26 July 2017.
Ci Kaengan has a total length of with several tributaries and watercourses through some districts of Garut Regency.Data Sungai dan Anak Sungai
- Dinas Sumber Daya Air dan Pertambangan Kabupaten Garut. 2015.


Microhydroelectric Power Stations

The flow that is seldom low during the dry season makes the river useful to develop into a micro-hydroelectric renewable energy source, Two projects have been started by some companies: PT Petro Hidro Optima (PLTM Cikaengan 5,1 MW), and PT Cikaengan Tirta Energi (PLTM Cikaengan 2 dengan daya 7,2 MW).PLN Beli Listrik dari 7 Pembangkit Mikrohidro
Liputan 6. Pebrianto Eko Wicaksono. 24 Mei 2016.
PLTM Andalan Pembangkit EBT
Media Indonesia. Tesa Oktiana, 25 May 2016.


Tourist attraction

A part of the river has been developed into “River Tubing Cikaengan” in the District of Banjarwangi, Garut Regency, since November 2016.Cikaengan, Spot River Tubing di Garut yang Lagi Hits
Husni Cahya Gumilar. Zona Libur. Diakses 27 Juli 2017.
The mid-level difficulty of the river boarding class allows safe use for novices.. Royjavanis. June 15, 2017.


See also

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List of drainage basins of Indonesia This is a list of river catchment areas, also known as drainage basins, in Indonesia. Based on the National River Basin Classification map, Indonesia has a total of 42,210 river basins organized as a basis for determining watershed management poli ...
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List of rivers of Indonesia This is a list of rivers in Indonesia.''Map of Indonesia''. Peta Indonesia. Wawasan Nusantara. CV. Indo Prima Sarana. Accessed 29 Juli 2017. By island This list is arranged by island in alphabetical order, with respective tributaries indented un ...
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List of rivers of Java List of rivers flowing in the island of Java, Indonesia.''Map of Indonesia''. Peta Indonesia. Wawasan Nusantara. CV. Indo Prima Sarana. Accessed 29 Juli 2017. In alphabetical order Mouth location The following list groups the rivers by the dir ...


References

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