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Kefamenanu

Coordinates: 9°26′48″S 124°28′41″E / 9.44667°S 124.47806°E / -9.44667; 124.47806
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Kefamenanu
Kefamenanu is located in Timor
Kefamenanu
Kefamenanu
Location in Indonesia
Kefamenanu is located in Indonesia
Kefamenanu
Kefamenanu
Kefamenanu (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 9°26′48″S 124°28′41″E / 9.44667°S 124.47806°E / -9.44667; 124.47806
CountryIndonesia
RegionLesser Sunda Islands
ProvinceEast Nusa Tenggara
TerritoryWest Timor
RegencyNorth Central Timor Regency
KecamatanKota Kefamenanu
Area
 • Total28.57 sq mi (74.00 km2)
Population
 (mid 2019)
 • Total49,725
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (CIT)

Kefamenanu is a town and capital of the administrative district (kecamatan) of Kota Kefamenanu and of the North Central Timor Regency in West Timor, Indonesia. A road connects it to Halilulik and Kota Atambua to the northeast. It had a population of 43,058 at the 2010 Census,[2] but the latest official estimate (for mid 2019) is 49,725.[3] The town hosts the University of Timor, one of the two public universities on the island.

Climate

Kefamenanu has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) with moderate to little rainfall from April to November and heavy rainfall from December to March.

Climate data for Kefamenanu
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 28.0
(82.4)
27.6
(81.7)
28.3
(82.9)
28.7
(83.7)
28.5
(83.3)
27.8
(82.0)
27.3
(81.1)
27.6
(81.7)
28.2
(82.8)
28.9
(84.0)
29.3
(84.7)
28.5
(83.3)
28.2
(82.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.2
(77.4)
24.6
(76.3)
24.9
(76.8)
24.8
(76.6)
24.5
(76.1)
23.7
(74.7)
22.9
(73.2)
23.0
(73.4)
23.6
(74.5)
24.7
(76.5)
25.8
(78.4)
25.5
(77.9)
24.4
(76.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.4
(72.3)
21.7
(71.1)
21.5
(70.7)
21.0
(69.8)
20.6
(69.1)
19.7
(67.5)
18.6
(65.5)
18.5
(65.3)
19.0
(66.2)
20.5
(68.9)
22.3
(72.1)
22.6
(72.7)
20.7
(69.3)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 268
(10.6)
234
(9.2)
200
(7.9)
98
(3.9)
65
(2.6)
35
(1.4)
28
(1.1)
10
(0.4)
5
(0.2)
28
(1.1)
94
(3.7)
244
(9.6)
1,309
(51.7)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]

References

  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
  4. ^ "Climate: Kefamenanu". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 17 November 2020.