Nabire

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Nabire
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
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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  4. Pantai Wahario

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