Dekai

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Dekai
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Dekai
Dekai (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 4°51′33″S139°28′26″E / 4.85917°S 139.47389°E / -4.85917; 139.47389
Country Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Region Western New Guinea
Province Flag of Papua 2.svg Highland Papua
Population
 (2010)
  Total3,419
Time zone UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
Climate Af

Dekai is a town in the province of Highland Papua, Indonesia, and the actual administrative center of Yahukimo Regency. The official administrative center of Yahukimo Regency is Sumohai. Sumohai is located 25 kilometers north of Dekai, and due to the lack of infrastructure in Sumohai, the administrative center of Yahukimo Regency is in Dekai. In the 2010 census, Dekai's Suma District (Indonesian : Distrik Sumo) had a total of 3,419 people. [1]

Contents

The town is located on the Bulaza River (Indonesian : Sungai Brazza) and the Dykno Puglia Airport is located in the northwest of the town.

Transportation

The town has its own airport Nop Goliat Dekai Airport.

Climate

Dekai has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Dekai
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)31.2
(88.2)
31.0
(87.8)
31.1
(88.0)
31.1
(88.0)
30.8
(87.4)
29.8
(85.6)
29.1
(84.4)
29.4
(84.9)
30.1
(86.2)
30.9
(87.6)
31.4
(88.5)
31.3
(88.3)
30.6
(87.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)27.1
(80.8)
26.9
(80.4)
27.0
(80.6)
27.1
(80.8)
26.9
(80.4)
26.1
(79.0)
25.6
(78.1)
25.7
(78.3)
26.2
(79.2)
26.6
(79.9)
27.1
(80.8)
27.3
(81.1)
26.6
(80.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)23.0
(73.4)
22.8
(73.0)
23.0
(73.4)
23.1
(73.6)
23.0
(73.4)
22.5
(72.5)
22.2
(72.0)
22.1
(71.8)
22.3
(72.1)
22.4
(72.3)
22.9
(73.2)
23.3
(73.9)
22.7
(72.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)318
(12.5)
335
(13.2)
399
(15.7)
369
(14.5)
325
(12.8)
257
(10.1)
305
(12.0)
328
(12.9)
325
(12.8)
281
(11.1)
258
(10.2)
278
(10.9)
3,778
(148.7)
Source: Climate-Data.org [2]

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References

  1. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  2. "Climate: Dekai". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved July 24, 2020.