Jamboaye River
The Jamboaye River is a river in the province of Aceh in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, about 1600 km northwest of the capital Jakarta.[3]
| Jamboaye River Krueng Jamboaye, Sungai Jamboaye, Krueng Jambuaye, Krueng Djamboaje | |
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.jpg.webp) Krueng Jamboaye on the 1917 map of Aceh | |
| Location | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Aceh, Sumatra |
| Mouth | Malacca Strait |
• coordinates | 5.137184°N 97.634487°E |
| Basin size | 4,640 km2 (1,790 sq mi)[1][2] |
| Basin features | |
| River system | DAS Jambo Aye[1][2] |
| Bridges | Teupin Bate bridge; Ara Kundo bridge |
Krueng Jambo Aye is a major river within the Jambo Aye River Basin, covering an area of approximately 4,640 km2 (1,790 sq mi) with a perimeter of 539 km (335 mi).[2] It spans parts of Aceh Tengah Regency, Bener Meriah Regency, Aceh Timur Regency, and Aceh Utara Regency. The topography of the Jambo Aye River Basin is predominantly mountainous with steep slopes, particularly in the upper and middle regions, which are located in Aceh Tengah Regency and Bener Meriah Regency.[1]
Geography
The river flows in the northern 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 24 °C. The warmest month is April, when the average temperature is around 26 °C, and the coldest is December, at 22 °C.[5] The average annual rainfall is 3766 mm. The wettest month is December, with an average of 651 mm rainfall, and the driest is June, with 137 mm rainfall.[6]
References
- "Interactive map". WebGIS MenLHK (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- Hukum Online. "Keputusan Menteri Kehutanan No. SK.511/MENHUT-V/2011" (in Indonesian).
- Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
- 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 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. 30 January 2016.
- "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. 30 January 2016. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.