Tuntang River
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| Tuntang River Sungai Tuntang, Kali Tuntang | |
|---|---|
 Waterfall by the Tuntang river near Salatiga (1940) | |
  Location of river mouth  Tuntang River (Indonesia) | |
| Location | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Central Java |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lake Rawa Pening |
| • coordinates | 7°15′53″S 110°26′58″E / 7.26485°S 110.44949°E |
| Mouth | Java Sea |
• coordinates | 6°50′07″S 110°31′27″E / 6.8352°S 110.5241°E |
The Tuntang (Indonesian: Kali Tuntang) is a major river of northern Central Java, Indonesia, about 400 km east of the capital Jakarta.[1] It connects Lake Rawa Pening to the Java Sea, east of Semarang.[2] There is a hydroelectric power station on the river near the lake.
The river flows in the central area of Java with a predominantly tropical monsoon climate (designated as Am in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[3] The annual average temperature in the area is 21 °C. The warmest month is September when the average temperature is around 24 °C, and the coldest is June, at 20 °C.[4] The average annual rainfall is 3140 mm. The wettest month is January, with an average of 560 mm of rainfall, and the driest is September, with 14 mm of rainfall.[5]
