Namlea

Namlea[3] 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.

Namlea
Town
Namlea is located in Maluku
Namlea
Namlea
Location in the Maluku Islands of Indonesia
Coordinates: 3°15′S 127°5′E
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceMaluku
RegencyBuru
Area
  Total951.15 km2 (367.24 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[2]
  Total37,869
  Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (WIB)

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
Average high °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)
Average low °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.org[5]

References

  1. Karakteristik Daerah Kabupaten Buru
  2. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023.
  3. Profil Kecamatan Namlea
  4. "Seram Island (map)". Indonesiatravelingguide.com. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  5. "Climate: Namlea". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
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