Namlea | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Namlea Location in the Maluku Islands of Indonesia | |
| Coordinates: 3°15′S 127°5′E / 3.250°S 127.083°E / -3.250; 127.083 | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Maluku |
| Regency | Buru |
| Area | |
• Total | 951.15 km2 (367.24 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2022 estimate)2 | |
• Total | 37,869 |
| • Density | 39.814/km2 (103.12/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (WIB) |
Namlea3 is a town and district (kecamatan) situated on the north side of Kayeli Bay on the northeastern coast of the Indonesian island of Buru.4 It is the capital of the Buru Regency.
Climate
Namlea has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) with moderate to heavy rainfall from December to July and moderate to little rainfall from August to November. Due to a strong rainshadow effect, it has the lowest rainfall on Buru Island.
| Climate data for Namlea | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.8 (87.4) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.4 (86.7) |
29.6 (85.3) |
29.1 (84.4) |
28.1 (82.6) |
28.4 (83.1) |
29.4 (84.9) |
30.1 (86.2) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.0 (87.8) |
30.0 (86.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.3 (81.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.4 (79.5) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.7 (78.3) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.5 (79.7) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.4 (81.3) |
26.7 (80.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.8 (74.8) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.9 (73.2) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.5 (74.4) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 194 (7.6) |
145 (5.7) |
141 (5.6) |
84 (3.3) |
100 (3.9) |
124 (4.9) |
149 (5.9) |
33 (1.3) |
36 (1.4) |
29 (1.1) |
86 (3.4) |
136 (5.4) |
1,257 (49.5) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org5 | |||||||||||||
References
References
- "Karakteristik Daerah Kabupaten Buru". Archived from the original on 2013-10-02. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023.
- "Profil Kecamatan Namlea". Archived from the original on 2013-09-24. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
- "Seram Island (map)". Indonesiatravelingguide.com. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- "Climate: Namlea". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 23 November 2020.