Jantho

Kota Jantho (Jantho town) is a small town in Aceh province of Indonesia. Jantho is the seat of local government for the Aceh Besar Regency. It covers an area of 592.5 km2 and had a population of 8,443 at the 2010 Census[2] and 9,440 at the 2020 Census.[3]

Jantho
Jantho is located in Aceh
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Jantho
Location in Aceh, Northern Sumatra, Sumatra and Indonesia
Jantho is located in Northern Sumatra
Jantho
Jantho
Jantho (Northern Sumatra)
Jantho is located in Sumatra
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Jantho
Jantho (Sumatra)
Jantho is located in Indonesia
Jantho
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Jantho (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 5°18′00″N 95°38′00″E
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceAceh
RegencyAceh Besar Regency
Area
  Total592.50 km2 (228.77 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)[1]
  Total9,440
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)

Jantho became famous due to a report, when a woman was publicly whipped in accordance with Sharia law.[4][5]

Climate

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

Climate data for Jantho
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 28.0
(82.4)
29.0
(84.2)
30.9
(87.6)
31.6
(88.9)
30.0
(86.0)
30.5
(86.9)
30.0
(86.0)
30.7
(87.3)
29.9
(85.8)
30.2
(86.4)
28.9
(84.0)
28.0
(82.4)
29.8
(85.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.7
(78.3)
26.1
(79.0)
27.0
(80.6)
27.7
(81.9)
27.1
(80.8)
27.6
(81.7)
27.0
(80.6)
27.6
(81.7)
26.9
(80.4)
27.4
(81.3)
26.4
(79.5)
25.9
(78.6)
26.9
(80.4)
Average low °C (°F) 23.4
(74.1)
23.3
(73.9)
23.1
(73.6)
23.9
(75.0)
24.3
(75.7)
24.7
(76.5)
24.0
(75.2)
24.6
(76.3)
23.9
(75.0)
24.6
(76.3)
23.9
(75.0)
23.8
(74.8)
24.0
(75.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 180
(7.1)
126
(5.0)
166
(6.5)
175
(6.9)
144
(5.7)
72
(2.8)
65
(2.6)
104
(4.1)
134
(5.3)
211
(8.3)
238
(9.4)
241
(9.5)
1,856
(73.2)
Source: Climate-Data.org[6]

References

  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. "24 hours in pictures". The Guardian. 8 April 2011.
  5. "Islamization Watch: Indonesian women caned at mosque for selling food during Muslim festival of Ramadan: Crowd shouts: "Add to it. Let her feel it."". Archived from the original on 2011-10-11. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  6. "Climate: Jantho". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 5 November 2020.

See also


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