Waisai
Waisai is a town in the south of the island of Waigeo in the Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia. Founded in 2003, it is the capital of the Raja Ampat Regency and is home to a little over 8,000 people.[2] It is a transit point for tourists visiting the rest of the archipelago, and its airport is reachable by plane from the larger cities of Manado and Sorong, or ferry from the latter.[3] While it is mainly a stopping point for tourists before continuing to the rest of the islands, the town includes a dive resort, several accommodations, and two beaches.
Waisai | |
|---|---|
 The Port of Waisai | |
.svg.png.webp)  Waisai Location of Waisai in Raja Ampat Islands  Waisai Location of Waisai in Western New Guinea | |
| Coordinates: 0°25′23.5″S 130°49′6.8″E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province | Southwest Papua |
| Regency |  Raja Ampat Regency |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 295.12[1] km2 (113.95 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2021) | 22.541[1] |
| • Density | 67.63/km2 (184.96/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (WIT) |
| Area code | +62951 |
Climate
Waisai has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round. Unlike most parts of Indonesia, it experiences a rainfall maximum during the low-sun season due to local wind currents.
| Climate data for Waisai | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 29.3 (84.7) |
29.1 (84.4) |
29.1 (84.4) |
29.3 (84.7) |
29.1 (84.4) |
28.5 (83.3) |
27.9 (82.2) |
28.1 (82.6) |
28.6 (83.5) |
29.5 (85.1) |
29.8 (85.6) |
29.5 (85.1) |
29.0 (84.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.0 (78.8) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.5 (77.9) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.8 (78.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 22.7 (72.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.7 (72.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.7 (72.8) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 177 (7.0) |
187 (7.4) |
190 (7.5) |
223 (8.8) |
309 (12.2) |
326 (12.8) |
287 (11.3) |
245 (9.6) |
200 (7.9) |
164 (6.5) |
162 (6.4) |
170 (6.7) |
2,640 (104.1) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[4] | |||||||||||||
References
- "BPS Kabupaten Raja Ampat". BPS Kabupaten Raja Ampat. Indonesian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- Arnold, Laura Melissa (2018). Grammar of Ambel, an Austronesian language of Raja Ampat, west New Guinea (PhD). University of Edinburgh. p. 4. hdl:1842/31120.
- "How to get to Raja Ampat". Stay Raja Ampat. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- "Climate: Waisai". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
