Kalabahi

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Kalabahi
Kalabahi (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 8°13′S124°31′E / 8.217°S 124.517°E / -8.217; 124.517
Country Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Region Lesser Sunda Islands
Province East Nusa Tenggara
Regency Alor Regency
Population
 (2016)
  Total18,804
  [1]
Time zone UTC+8 (Indonesia Central Time)
Area code (+62) 386

Kalabahi is a town on Alor Island and it is the capital of Alor Regency in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. The town possesses the only puskesmas available in Teluk Mutiara District, in west Kalabahi.

Contents

It covers 4 kelurahan (villages) of the Teluk Mutiara District.

Transportation

The town is served by Alor Island Airport.

Climate

Kalabahi has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) with a long dry season and a short wet season.

Climate data for Kalabahi
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)29.5
(85.1)
29.2
(84.6)
29.9
(85.8)
30.4
(86.7)
30.5
(86.9)
30.0
(86.0)
29.4
(84.9)
29.4
(84.9)
29.7
(85.5)
30.3
(86.5)
30.9
(87.6)
30.1
(86.2)
29.9
(85.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)26.6
(79.9)
26.2
(79.2)
26.4
(79.5)
26.7
(80.1)
26.6
(79.9)
26.1
(79.0)
25.3
(77.5)
25.0
(77.0)
25.3
(77.5)
26.2
(79.2)
27.5
(81.5)
27.1
(80.8)
26.3
(79.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)23.7
(74.7)
23.2
(73.8)
23.0
(73.4)
23.0
(73.4)
22.8
(73.0)
22.3
(72.1)
21.3
(70.3)
20.7
(69.3)
21.0
(69.8)
22.2
(72.0)
24.1
(75.4)
24.1
(75.4)
22.6
(72.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches)234
(9.2)
209
(8.2)
189
(7.4)
100
(3.9)
64
(2.5)
42
(1.7)
19
(0.7)
3
(0.1)
6
(0.2)
23
(0.9)
94
(3.7)
190
(7.5)
1,173
(46)
Source: Climate-Data.org [2]


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References

  1. "Statistik Kecamatan Teluk Mutiara 2016" (PDF) (in Indonesian). BPS. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  2. "Climate: Kalabahi". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 18 November 2020.