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, Indonesia, that flows mainly in the Garut Regency of West Java province, about 210 km to the southeast of the capital Jakarta.Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.Ci Kaengan at Geonames.org (cc-by); Last updated 2012-01-17; Database dump downloaded 2015-11-27
The river flows from Mount Cikuray and discharges into the Indian Ocean 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 stations 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 (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.
District Watercourse Length km miSingajayaCijeruk Cigarunggang Citap Ciujung Cisinga Cimanyal Ciudian Cilumbung Cigangsa Cipanyiriban Cihurip Cisompet Citamiang Cibentang Cilimbung Cibadak Cibatu Cipangramatan
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 List of drainage basins of Indonesia List of rivers of Indonesia List of rivers of Java
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