Labuha

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Labuha
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Children swimming in the vicinity of Labuha in the 1930s
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Labuha
Location in Bacan, Halmahera, Maluku and Indonesia
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Labuha
Labuha (Halmahera)
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Labuha
Labuha (North Maluku)
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Labuha
Labuha (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 0°37′40″S127°28′50″E / 0.62778°S 127.48056°E / -0.62778; 127.48056
Country Indonesia
Region Maluku
Province North Maluku
Regency South Halmahera Regency
Area
  Urban
2.4 km2 (0.9 sq mi)
  Metro
32.5 km2 (12.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)
  Town7,073
   Metro
13,546
  Metro density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
  [1]
Time zone UTC+9 (IEST)
Postcode
97791
Area code (+62) 929

Labuha is a small port town on the eastern Indonesian island of Pulau Bacan. It is the capital of the South Halmahera Regency, part of the province of North Maluku, and also the administrative centre of the Bacan District within the regency. It had a population at the 2020 Census of 7,073 (13,546 including the adjoining urban communes of Amasing Kota, Amasing Kota Barat and Amasing Kota Utara). [2] The town is served by Labuha Airport.

Climate

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

Climate data for Labuha
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)30.0
(86.0)
30.1
(86.2)
30.1
(86.2)
30.5
(86.9)
30.1
(86.2)
29.8
(85.6)
29.2
(84.6)
29.7
(85.5)
30.0
(86.0)
30.3
(86.5)
31.1
(88.0)
30.1
(86.2)
30.1
(86.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)26.5
(79.7)
26.6
(79.9)
26.6
(79.9)
26.9
(80.4)
26.8
(80.2)
26.6
(79.9)
26.1
(79.0)
26.4
(79.5)
26.3
(79.3)
26.5
(79.7)
27.3
(81.1)
26.6
(79.9)
26.6
(79.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)23.1
(73.6)
23.2
(73.8)
23.2
(73.8)
23.4
(74.1)
23.5
(74.3)
23.5
(74.3)
23.1
(73.6)
23.1
(73.6)
22.7
(72.9)
22.7
(72.9)
23.6
(74.5)
23.1
(73.6)
23.2
(73.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches)187
(7.4)
175
(6.9)
193
(7.6)
164
(6.5)
154
(6.1)
148
(5.8)
165
(6.5)
134
(5.3)
105
(4.1)
103
(4.1)
133
(5.2)
180
(7.1)
1,841
(72.6)
Source: Climate-Data.org [3]

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  3. "Climate: Labuha". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved August 9, 2020.