Abstract

The city of Pekalongan is located on a low land, so there is a potential for floods every year. The
efforts of the Pekalongan City government in overcoming floods are in the for m of making
embankments, adding mangrove forests or through educating the community in protecting the
environment. One of the existing problems is how to present data and information on flood area
mapping and education to the community so that it can reduce existing victims. This research uses
the Research and Development method, namely by collecting data on flood events, flood areas and
flood impacts, evacuation facilities, public facilities and health and other support. From the results
of the research carried out, it produces a geographic information system for web -based flood
disaster mitigation and education where with this website it can be seen that flood and flood -prone
areas, evacuation facilities, public facilities so that in the event of a flood d isaster can be given
assistance quickly and precisely as needed, In addition, educational facilities are also produced to
provide information and the impact of flooding. The purpose of this research is to help the
Pekalongan city government in mitigating, educating and taking preventive action in dealing with
flood disasters.
Keywords: Flood area, website, mitigation, education, Pekalongan City