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Namlea

Namlea is a town and district (kecamatan) situated on the north side of Kayeli Bay on the northeastern coast of the Indonesian island of Buru. It is the capital of the Buru Regency.

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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
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceMaluku
RegencyBuru
Area
 • Total
951.15 km2 (367.24 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)2
 • Total
37,869
 • Density39.814/km2 (103.12/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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

  1. "Karakteristik Daerah Kabupaten Buru". Archived from the original on 2013-10-02. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
  2. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023.
  3. "Profil Kecamatan Namlea". Archived from the original on 2013-09-24. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
  4. "Seram Island (map)". Indonesiatravelingguide.com. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  5. "Climate: Namlea". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 23 November 2020.