Nabire
Appearance
Nabire | |
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Location in Western New Guinea | |
Coordinates: 3°22′05″S 135°29′47″E / 3.368183°S 135.496406°E | |
Country | Indonesia |
Region | Western New Guinea |
Province | Central Papua |
Regency | Nabire Regency |
Area | |
• Total | 109.01 km2 (42.09 sq mi) |
Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
Population (mid 2021 estimate) | |
• Total | 99,848 |
• Density | 920/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
[1] | |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time) |
Area code | (+62) 984 |
Nabire is a town in the Indonesian province of Central Papua, at the western end of New Guinea. The town is the administrative seat of the Nabire Regency, and has been designated to be the administrative capital of the new province. It is served by Douw Aturure Airport.[2]
Geography
The town lies on the northern coast of the island on Cenderawasih Bay.
Climate
Nabire has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.
Climate data for Nabire | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.3 (88.3) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.0 (87.8) |
30.5 (86.9) |
29.4 (84.9) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.8 (83.8) |
29.4 (84.9) |
30.2 (86.4) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.3 (88.3) |
30.3 (86.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.0 (80.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.8 (80.2) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.4 (79.5) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.5 (79.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.8 (73.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.7 (72.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.7 (72.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 368 (14.5) |
372 (14.6) |
402 (15.8) |
295 (11.6) |
300 (11.8) |
254 (10.0) |
268 (10.6) |
317 (12.5) |
259 (10.2) |
273 (10.7) |
244 (9.6) |
305 (12.0) |
3,657 (143.9) |
Source: Climate-Data.org[3] |
Attractions
Nabire a tourist resort, with numerous attractions, including:
- sea garden of Cenderawasih bay with 130 species of coral,
- Wahario Beach also known as Gedo Beach Youth Tourism Park, is located in Sanoba Village.[4]
- Pepaya island with ideal conditions for diving,
- hot springs, water temperature up to 80 °C.
Notable inhabitants
See also
References
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.
- ^ Nabire airport (Nabire)
- ^ "Climate: Nabire". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
- ^ Pantai Wahario