Batang Hari River Batang Hari, Sungai Batanghari, Djambi-rivier | |
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Location | |
Country | Indonesia |
Province | West Sumatra, Jambi |
Regency | Solok Regency, South Solok Regency, Dharmasraya Regency, Bungo Regency, Tebo Regency, Batang Hari Regency, Muaro Jambi Regency, East Tanjung Jabung Regency, Jambi City |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Mount Rasan |
• location | Solok Regency, West Sumatra |
Mouth | South China Sea |
• location | East Tanjung Jabung Regency, Jambi |
Length | 800 km (500 mi)[1] |
Basin size | 44,890 km2 (17,330 sq mi)[2] 46,504 km2 (17,955 sq mi)[1] |
Discharge | |
• location | Batang Hari Delta, Berhala Strait |
• average | (Period of data: 1992–2016)2,556 m3/s (90,300 cu ft/s)[2]
(Period of data: 2016–2020)2,819 m3/s (99,600 cu ft/s)[3] 2,643 m3/s (93,300 cu ft/s)[1] |
The Batang Hari (Indonesian: Sungai Batanghari) is the longest river in Sumatra island,[4] Indonesia, about 600 kilometres (370 mi) northwest of the capital Jakarta.[5]