Ranai, Natuna Island

Ranai is the capital of the Natuna Regency archipelago in Riau Islands, Indonesia. It has one airport and can be reached by boat. It is located on East Bunguran, and East Bunguran has a population of 20,800.[1]

Ranai
Mount Ranai
Ranai
Ranai
Ranai (South China Sea)
Ranai
Ranai (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 3°56′N 108°23′E
Country Indonesia
Province Riau Islands
RegencyNatuna Regency
DistrictEast Bunguran
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Post code
29783
Area code(+62) 773

Medical

There is a hospital, Rumah Sakit Umum Daerah Natuna (RSUD Natuna) located on Jalan Ali Murtopo.

Transport

Air

Ranai Airport

Ranai Airport located in Ranai serves flights to Batam and Tanjung Pinang.

Road

Roads connect the town together.

Sea

Ranai also has a port, its name is Port of Penagi.[2]

Climate

Ranai has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Ranai
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 28.1
(82.6)
28.5
(83.3)
29.7
(85.5)
30.9
(87.6)
31.1
(88.0)
30.7
(87.3)
30.7
(87.3)
30.5
(86.9)
30.6
(87.1)
30.2
(86.4)
29.8
(85.6)
28.7
(83.7)
30.0
(85.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.5
(77.9)
25.8
(78.4)
26.6
(79.9)
27.2
(81.0)
27.4
(81.3)
27.2
(81.0)
27.1
(80.8)
26.9
(80.4)
27.1
(80.8)
26.8
(80.2)
26.6
(79.9)
26.0
(78.8)
26.7
(80.0)
Average low °C (°F) 22.9
(73.2)
23.2
(73.8)
23.5
(74.3)
23.6
(74.5)
23.8
(74.8)
23.7
(74.7)
23.5
(74.3)
23.4
(74.1)
23.6
(74.5)
23.5
(74.3)
23.4
(74.1)
23.3
(73.9)
23.5
(74.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 232
(9.1)
129
(5.1)
177
(7.0)
141
(5.6)
162
(6.4)
167
(6.6)
155
(6.1)
144
(5.7)
187
(7.4)
291
(11.5)
257
(10.1)
279
(11.0)
2,321
(91.6)
Source: Climate-Data.org[3]

Religion

A couple of mosques exist, some being the Nurul Falah Mosque and the Ibnu Salim Mosque. Ranai also has several churches, located not far from the downtown and also airport.

References

  1. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  2. "Tahun Ini Pelabuhan Penagi Dikembangkan" (in Indonesian). Batam Pos. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  3. "Climate: Ranai". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved November 11, 2020.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.