Labuha

Town in Maluku, Indonesia
0°37′40″S 127°28′50″E / 0.62778°S 127.48056°E / -0.62778; 127.48056CountryIndonesiaRegionMalukuProvinceNorth MalukuRegencySouth Halmahera RegencyArea
 • Urban
2.4 km2 (0.9 sq mi) • Metro
32.5 km2 (12.5 sq mi)Population
 (2020 Census)
 • Town7,073 • Metro
13,546 • Metro density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) [1]Time zoneUTC+9 (IEST)Postcode
97791
Area code(+62) 929

Labuha is a small port town on the eastern Indonesian island of Pulau Bacan. It is the capital of the South Halmahera Regency, part of the province of North Maluku, and also the administrative centre of the Bacan District within the regency. It has a population at the 2020 Census of 13,546 (including the adjoining urban communes of Amasing Kota, Amasing Kota Barat and Amasing Kota Utara).[2] The town is served by Labuha Airport.

Climate

Labuha has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate to heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Labuha
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.0
(86.0)
30.1
(86.2)
30.1
(86.2)
30.5
(86.9)
30.1
(86.2)
29.8
(85.6)
29.2
(84.6)
29.7
(85.5)
30.0
(86.0)
30.3
(86.5)
31.1
(88.0)
30.1
(86.2)
30.1
(86.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.5
(79.7)
26.6
(79.9)
26.6
(79.9)
26.9
(80.4)
26.8
(80.2)
26.6
(79.9)
26.1
(79.0)
26.4
(79.5)
26.3
(79.3)
26.5
(79.7)
27.3
(81.1)
26.6
(79.9)
26.6
(79.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.1
(73.6)
23.2
(73.8)
23.2
(73.8)
23.4
(74.1)
23.5
(74.3)
23.5
(74.3)
23.1
(73.6)
23.1
(73.6)
22.7
(72.9)
22.7
(72.9)
23.6
(74.5)
23.1
(73.6)
23.2
(73.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 187
(7.4)
175
(6.9)
193
(7.6)
164
(6.5)
154
(6.1)
148
(5.8)
165
(6.5)
134
(5.3)
105
(4.1)
103
(4.1)
133
(5.2)
180
(7.1)
1,841
(72.6)
Source: Climate-Data.org[3]

References

  1. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  3. ^ "Climate: Labuha". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved August 9, 2020.


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