Nabire
Nabire | |
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 Nabire Beach signage | |
 Interactive map of Nabire | |
| Coordinates: 3°21′44″S 135°30′10″E / 3.36222°S 135.50278°E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province | Central Papua |
| Regency | Nabire Regency |
| Area | |
• Total | 109.01 km2 (42.09 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population (mid 2021 estimate) | |
• Total | 99,848 |
| • Density | 915.95/km2 (2,372.3/sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time) |
| Area code | (+62) 984 |
Nabire, also known as the District of Nabire, is a town in the Indonesian province of Central 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
[edit]The town lies on the northern coast of the island on Cenderawasih Bay.
Climate
[edit]Nabire has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.
| Climate data for Nabire (2007–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.1 (89.8) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.1 (89.8) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.7 (89.1) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.3 (90.1) |
31.9 (89.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.8 (74.8) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.8 (74.8) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.0 (75.1) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 369.0 (14.53) |
513.6 (20.22) |
522.5 (20.57) |
414.8 (16.33) |
353.4 (13.91) |
399.3 (15.72) |
383.0 (15.08) |
348.6 (13.72) |
401.9 (15.82) |
339.8 (13.38) |
359.5 (14.15) |
409.5 (16.12) |
4,814.9 (189.55) |
| Average rainy days | 16.7 | 17.3 | 18.9 | 17.2 | 17.6 | 17.1 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 17.6 | 16.6 | 15.6 | 17.4 | 209.2 |
| Source: Meteomanz[3] | |||||||||||||
Attractions
[edit]Nabire is a tourist resort, with numerous attractions, including:
- the 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 with water temperature up to 80 °C or 176 °F.
Notable inhabitants
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.
- ↑ Nabire airport (Nabire)
- ↑ "SYNOP/BUFR observations. Data by months". Meteomanz. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ↑ Pantai Wahario
Provincial capitals in Indonesia | ||
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| Kalimantan | ||
| Lesser Sunda | ||
| Sulawesi | ||
| Maluku | ||
| Papua | ||
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Regencies and cities of Central Papua | ||
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Capital: Wanggar | ||
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