Kandangan

Kandangan is the name of the capital of Hulu Sungai Selatan Regency in South Kalimantan Province of Indonesia.

Kandangan
Town
Kandangan
Coordinates: 2°47′S 115°16′E
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Kalimantan
Area
  Total106.71 km2 (41.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
  TotalEst:43.699
  Density40,951/km2 (106,060/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (WITA)
Area code(s)+62 517
Kandangan

It is famous among the Banjarese people as the place which produce tasty foods such as Ketupat Kandangan, Lemang Kandangan and Dodol Kandangan.

Climate

Kandangan has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall in August and September and heavy rainfall in the remaining months.

Climate data for Kandangan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 29.7
(85.5)
30.3
(86.5)
30.5
(86.9)
31.0
(87.8)
31.1
(88.0)
30.7
(87.3)
30.7
(87.3)
31.3
(88.3)
31.7
(89.1)
31.9
(89.4)
31.1
(88.0)
30.2
(86.4)
30.9
(87.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.2
(79.2)
26.6
(79.9)
26.7
(80.1)
27.1
(80.8)
27.1
(80.8)
26.6
(79.9)
26.3
(79.3)
26.6
(79.9)
26.9
(80.4)
27.3
(81.1)
27.0
(80.6)
26.5
(79.7)
26.7
(80.1)
Average low °C (°F) 22.7
(72.9)
22.9
(73.2)
23.0
(73.4)
23.2
(73.8)
23.2
(73.8)
22.5
(72.5)
22.0
(71.6)
22.0
(71.6)
22.2
(72.0)
22.7
(72.9)
22.9
(73.2)
22.9
(73.2)
22.7
(72.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 306
(12.0)
301
(11.9)
289
(11.4)
229
(9.0)
193
(7.6)
127
(5.0)
128
(5.0)
107
(4.2)
108
(4.3)
157
(6.2)
247
(9.7)
325
(12.8)
2,517
(99.1)
Source: Climate-Data.org[1]

References

  1. "Climate: Kandangan". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
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