Bintuni

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Bintuni
Town
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Bintuni
Location of the town in the Bird's Head Peninsula
Coordinates: 2°7′S133°32′E / 2.117°S 133.533°E / -2.117; 133.533 Coordinates: 2°7′S133°32′E / 2.117°S 133.533°E / -2.117; 133.533
Country Indonesia
Province West Papua
Regency Teluk Bintuni Regency
Area
  Total421.75 km2 (162.84 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
  Total24,742
Time zone UTC+7 (WIB)

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 Steenkool Airport. The district had 24,742 inhabitants in 2018. [4]

Climate

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

Climate data for Bintuni
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
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]

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