Hi everyone!
As you all know, we started our trip around the world. Our first
destination was Jakarta, the capital and largest city of Indonesia. We decided
to tell you something more about the climate and geography.
Jakarta has a hot and humid tropical climate. Despite being located relatively close to the equator, the city has distinct wet and dry seasons. Wet seasons in Jakarta cover the majority of the year, running from November through June. The remaining four months forms the city’s dry season. Because of the wet seasons, Jakarta has regularly hit by floods. A few years ago, in the flood of February 2007, there were 47 victims and 20.000 people lost their homes. The water was 1.70 meters high in some places. Luckily, we didn’t have to deal with a flood.
Jakarta is located on the northwest
coast of Java, at the mouth of the Ciliwung River on Jakarta Bay, which is an inlet
of the Java Sea. Officially, the area of the Jakarta Special
District is 662 km2 of
land area and 6,977 km2 of sea
area. Jakarta lies in a low, flat basin, averaging 7 meters above sea level; 40% of
Jakarta, particularly the northern areas, is below sea level while the southern
parts are comparatively hilly. Rivers flow from the Puncak highlands to the south of the city, across the city northwards towards
the Java Sea; the most important is the Ciliwung River, which divides the
city into the western and eastern principalities.
We are looking forward to visit our
next destination and share our experiences with you!
Celita
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