Nabire
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Nabire | |
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Town | |
Country | Indonesia |
Region | Western New Guinea |
Province | Papua |
Regency | Nabire Regency |
Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
Population (2010) | |
• Metro | 74,197[1] |
Time zone | Indonesia Eastern Time (UTC+9) |
Area code | (+62) 984 |
Nabire is a town in the Indonesian province of Papua, at the western end of New Guinea. The town is the administrative seat of the Nabire Regency. It is served by Douw Aturure Airport.[2]
Geography
The town lies on the northern coast of the island on Cenderawasih Bay.
Climate
Nabire has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.
Climate data for Nabire | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 31.3 (88.3) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.0 (87.8) |
30.5 (86.9) |
29.4 (84.9) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.8 (83.8) |
29.4 (84.9) |
30.2 (86.4) |
31.1 (88) |
31.3 (88.3) |
30.34 (86.61) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.0 (80.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.8 (80.2) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.4 (79.5) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.48 (79.66) |
Average low °C (°F) | 22.8 (73) |
22.8 (73) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.2 (72) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.7 (72.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.8 (73) |
22.69 (72.84) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 368 (14.49) |
372 (14.65) |
402 (15.83) |
295 (11.61) |
300 (11.81) |
254 (10) |
268 (10.55) |
317 (12.48) |
259 (10.2) |
273 (10.75) |
244 (9.61) |
305 (12.01) |
3,657 (143.99) |
Source: Climate-Data.org[3] |
Attractions
Nabire a tourist resort, with numerous attractions, including:
- sea garden of Cenderawasih bay with 130 species of coral,
- Wahario Beach also known as Gedo Beach Youth Tourism Park, is located in Sanoba Village.[4]
- Pepaya island with ideal conditions for diving,
- hot springs, water temperature up to 80 °C.
Notable inhabitants
See also
References
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- ↑ Nabire airport (Nabire)
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- ↑ Pantai Wahario
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