Sentani Kota, Sentani, Jayapura
Sentani Kota is a village (kelurahan) located in district of Sentani, Jayapura Regency, Papua Province, Indonesia. It is the administrative seat of Sentani District, while Sentani District is the capital Jayapura Regency. The village is located to the north of Lake Sentani and to the south of the Cyclops Mountains.[2]
Sentani | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 2°33′57.8844″S 140°30′20.6748″E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province | Papua |
| Regency | Jayapura Regency |
| Area | |
| • Total | 87.2 sq mi (225.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 308 ft (94 m) |
| Population (mid 2021 estimate) | |
| • Total | 72,443 |
| • Density | 830/sq mi (320/km2) |
| [1] | |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Standard Time) |
Transportation
Sentani is served by Sentani International Airport. The village is linked to Jayapura by a paved highway.
Climate
Sentani has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate to heavy rainfall year-round.
| Climate data for Sentani | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 30.9 (87.6) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.9 (87.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.5 (79.7) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.5 (79.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 22.2 (72.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.1 (71.8) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.2 (71.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 236 (9.3) |
231 (9.1) |
262 (10.3) |
185 (7.3) |
126 (5.0) |
115 (4.5) |
101 (4.0) |
121 (4.8) |
120 (4.7) |
120 (4.7) |
163 (6.4) |
223 (8.8) |
2,003 (78.9) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[3] | |||||||||||||
References
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.
- Badan Pusat Statistik Kabupaten Jayapura. Kecamatan Sentani Dalam Angka 2018.
- "Climate: Sentani". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
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