Brantas River
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History
King Mpu Sindok moved his kingdom from the Mataram Kingdom in Central Java to a new location on this river circa 950 A.D. Possibly (only one of several reasons given) due to a Mount Merapi volcanic eruption, he had to leave his kingdom to this new safe place near the present city of Madiun.
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Cities and regencies on the Brantas River
- Batu
- Malang Regency
- Malang
- Blitar Regency
- Blitar
- Tulungagung Regency
- Kediri Regency
- Kediri
- Nganjuk Regency
- Jombang Regency
- Mojokerto Regency
- Mojokerto
Geography
The river flows in the eastern area of Java with a predominantly tropical monsoon climate (designated as Am in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification). The annual average temperature in the area is 26 °C. The warmest month is October when the average temperature is around 30 °C, and the coldest is June, at 24 °C on average. The average annual rainfall is 2982 mm. The wettest month is March, with an average of 496 mm of rainfall, and the driest is August, with 28 mm of rainfall.