Kenyam
Kenyam is a town and district in Nduga Regency, Papua, Indonesia. It is the capital of the regency. Its population is 8148.[1]:2134
Kenyam | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 4°36′5.3172″S 138°23′1.0644″E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province | Papua |
| Regency | Nduga Regency |
| District | Kenyam District |
| Elevation | 1,683 ft (513 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 8,148[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Standard Time) |
History
On 31 December 2015, President Joko Widodo, accompanied by First Lady Iriana, visited Kenyam, Nduga Regency, Papua Province, to review the construction of the road that will connect Nduga and Wamena. The trip of Widodo and First Lady Iriana and his entourage from Wamena to Kenyam, Nduga Regency was taken for 2 hours by changing transportation modes from Hercules VVIP A 1314 and Heli Super Puma TNI AU. On that occasion President Jokowi also conveyed, in addition to building a road leading to Wamena, in the Nduga region Mumugu's large port will also be opened. With the opening of this large port, the logistics and materials from and to Mumugu can be distributed using land routes that have penetrated all districts in Papua.[2]
Climate
Kenyam has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.
| Climate data for Kenyam | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 29.9 (85.8) |
29.8 (85.6) |
29.8 (85.6) |
29.6 (85.3) |
29.3 (84.7) |
28.3 (82.9) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.7 (81.9) |
28.4 (83.1) |
29.2 (84.6) |
29.9 (85.8) |
29.9 (85.8) |
29.1 (84.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.0 (77.0) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.9 (76.8) |
25.2 (77.4) |
24.5 (76.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 20.2 (68.4) |
20.2 (68.4) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.2 (68.4) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.7 (67.5) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.0 (67.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 278 (10.9) |
295 (11.6) |
358 (14.1) |
326 (12.8) |
288 (11.3) |
247 (9.7) |
279 (11.0) |
297 (11.7) |
273 (10.7) |
267 (10.5) |
229 (9.0) |
251 (9.9) |
3,388 (133.2) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[3] | |||||||||||||
References
- "Population of Indonesia by Village: Result of 2010 Population Census" (PDF). Statistics Indonesia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2013. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
- Resmikan Jalan dan Kunjungi Pasar - PresidenRI.go.id - 31 Desember 2015
- "Climate: Kenyam". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved July 24, 2020.