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Citarum (Sundanese: Walungan Citarum)) is a river in West Java, Indonesia. It has an important role in the life of the people of West Java, as it is used to support agriculture, water supply, industry, sewerage, etc. The river is heavily polluted by human activity; about five million people live in the basin of the river.^[1]

In December 5, 2008, the Asian Development Bank approved a $500 million loan for cleaning up the river, calling it the world's dirtiest. ^[2]

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^ Daily Mail: Is this the world's most polluted river?
^ The river is chked by rubbish and sewage from nearby towns and factories, so dirty in some places that it is impossible to even see the water. ADB lends $500 million to clean up dirtiest river

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Coordinates: 5°56′09″S 106°59′43″E / 5.9358333°S 106.9952778°E / -5.9358333; 106.9952778

[0] Daily Mail: Is this the world's most polluted river?

[1] The river is chked by rubbish and sewage from nearby towns and factories, so dirty in some places that it is impossible to even see the water. ADB lends $500 million to clean up dirtiest river

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