Bintuni

Bintuni (Dutch: Steenkool) is a small town and administrative district (kecamatan) in West Papua, Indonesia and seat of the Teluk Bintuni Regency. It comprises two villages (West Bintuni and East Bintuni) with a combined population of 13,795 at the 2010 Census.[1] The town is located near the southeast coast of the Bird's Head Peninsula on Bintuni Bay.[2][3] It is served by Bintuni Airport. The district had 24,742 inhabitants in 2018.[4]

Bintuni
Town
Bintuni
Location of the town in the Bird's Head Peninsula
Coordinates: 2°7′S 133°32′E
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceWest Papua
RegencyTeluk Bintuni Regency
Area
  Total421.75 km2 (162.84 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
  Total24,742
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)

Climate

Bintuni has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall in all months except July and August.

Climate data for Bintuni
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 31.0
(87.8)
30.8
(87.4)
30.8
(87.4)
30.7
(87.3)
30.4
(86.7)
29.8
(85.6)
29.1
(84.4)
29.2
(84.6)
29.8
(85.6)
30.6
(87.1)
31.1
(88.0)
31.2
(88.2)
30.4
(86.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.1
(80.8)
27.0
(80.6)
27.2
(81.0)
27.1
(80.8)
26.9
(80.4)
26.5
(79.7)
26.0
(78.8)
26.0
(78.8)
26.4
(79.5)
26.9
(80.4)
27.3
(81.1)
27.3
(81.1)
26.8
(80.3)
Average low °C (°F) 23.2
(73.8)
23.3
(73.9)
23.6
(74.5)
23.5
(74.3)
23.5
(74.3)
23.2
(73.8)
22.9
(73.2)
22.8
(73.0)
23.0
(73.4)
23.2
(73.8)
23.5
(74.3)
23.4
(74.1)
23.3
(73.9)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 260
(10.2)
242
(9.5)
250
(9.8)
254
(10.0)
212
(8.3)
163
(6.4)
121
(4.8)
108
(4.3)
133
(5.2)
151
(5.9)
170
(6.7)
210
(8.3)
2,274
(89.4)
Source: Climate-Data.org[5]

References

  1. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  2. "Welt Atlas". Archived from the original on 2019-01-09. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  3. International Education Journal
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
  5. "Climate: Bintuni". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.


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