Labuha
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.
Labuha | |
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Town | |
 Children swimming in the vicinity of Labuha in the 1930s | |
| Coordinates: 0°37′40″S 127°28′50″E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Region | Maluku |
| Province | North Maluku |
| Regency | South Halmahera Regency |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 2.4 km2 (0.9 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 32.5 km2 (12.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 Census) | |
| • Town | 7,073 |
| • Metro | 13,546 |
| • Metro density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| [1] | |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (IEST) |
| Postcode | 97791 |
| Area code | (+62) 929 |
Climate
Labuha has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate to heavy rainfall year-round.
| Climate data for Labuha | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °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) |
| Average low °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
- Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- "Climate: Labuha". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
Regencies and cities of North Maluku | ||
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Capital: Sofifi | ||
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