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Sota, South Papua

Coordinates: 8°25′21.9288″S 140°59′53.1312″E / 8.422758000°S 140.998092000°E / -8.422758000; 140.998092000
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Sota
Sota is located in Western New Guinea
Sota
Sota
Location in Papua and Indonesia
Sota is located in Indonesia
Sota
Sota
Sota (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 8°25′21.9288″S 140°59′53.1312″E / 8.422758000°S 140.998092000°E / -8.422758000; 140.998092000
Country Indonesia
ProvinceSouth Papua
RegencyMerauke Regency
DistrictSota District
Elevation
72 ft (22 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
1,300[1]
Time zoneUTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Standard Time)

Sota is a village in Sota district, Merauke Regency in South Papua province, Indonesia. Its population is 1300.[1]: 2052  Sota and Jayapura are the only places with a direct road connection from Indonesia to Papua New Guinea.

Climate

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Sota has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with moderate to little rainfall from May to November and heavy rainfall from December to April.

Climate data for Sota
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.9
(87.6)
30.8
(87.4)
30.8
(87.4)
30.8
(87.4)
30.2
(86.4)
29.2
(84.6)
28.5
(83.3)
29.0
(84.2)
30.3
(86.5)
31.1
(88.0)
32.0
(89.6)
31.7
(89.1)
30.4
(86.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.9
(80.4)
26.9
(80.4)
27.0
(80.6)
26.8
(80.2)
26.4
(79.5)
25.5
(77.9)
24.8
(76.6)
24.9
(76.8)
25.7
(78.3)
26.5
(79.7)
27.2
(81.0)
27.3
(81.1)
26.3
(79.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.0
(73.4)
23.0
(73.4)
23.2
(73.8)
22.9
(73.2)
22.7
(72.9)
21.8
(71.2)
21.2
(70.2)
20.9
(69.6)
21.1
(70.0)
21.9
(71.4)
22.4
(72.3)
22.9
(73.2)
22.3
(72.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 266
(10.5)
245
(9.6)
263
(10.4)
184
(7.2)
126
(5.0)
62
(2.4)
48
(1.9)
33
(1.3)
51
(2.0)
77
(3.0)
108
(4.3)
243
(9.6)
1,706
(67.2)
Source: Climate-Data.org[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Population of Indonesia by Village: Result of 2010 Population Census" (PDF). Statistics Indonesia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2013. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  2. ^ "Climate: Sota". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved July 25, 2020.