Lewoleba

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Lewoleba
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Location of Lembata in East Nusa Tenggara Province
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Lewoleba
Coordinates: 8°23′S123°24′E / 8.383°S 123.400°E / -8.383; 123.400
Country Indonesia
Region Lesser Sunda Islands
Province East Nusa Tenggara
Regency Lembata
Area
 • Total
44.62 km2 (17.23 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2024 estimate) [1]
 • Total
30,151
 • Density675.7/km2 (1,750/sq mi)

Lewoleba is a town and also the capital of the Lembata Regency, East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. It is located in Nubatukan District on Lembata Island, [2] which comprises seven urban communities (kelurahan) in the north of the district, and eleven rural villages (desa) to the south, that together form that administrative district.

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Communities

Nubatukan District comprises seven urban communities (kelurahan, primarily the component parts of Lewoleba town) and eleven rural villages (desa), listed below with their areas and their populations as officially estimated for mid 2024, [1] together with their postcodes.

Kode
Wilayah		Name of
kelurahan
or desa		Area
in km2		Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2024		Post
code
53.13.05.1001Lewoleba7.004,05786611
53.13.05.1002Lewolela Timur14.404,19986616
53.13.05.1003Lewoleba Tengah6.183,47986615
53.13.05.1004Lewoleba Utara3.143,69386612
53.13.05.1015Selandoro7.206,81286682
53.13.05.1016Lewoleba Selatan3.153,98186682
53.13.05.1017Lewoleba Barat3.553,95086613
53.13.05Sub-total Lewoleba44.6230,151
53.13.05.2006Baolangu16.6881786682
53.13.05.2007Nuba Mado8.3544886682
53.13.05.2008Watokobu18.0088686682
53.13.05.2009Belobatang19.8040886682
53.13.05.2010Waijarang10.0081386682
53.13.05.2011Udak Melomata9.9030786682
53.13.05.2012Paobokol8.8836786682
53.13.05.2013Pada11.321,45786682
53.13.05.2014Liteulumado5.8027886616
53.13.05.2018Bakalerek10.4340086682
53.13.05.2019Bour18.0042086682
53.13.05Total District181.7836,772

Transportation

The town is served by Wonopito Airport.

Climate

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

Climate data for Lewoleba
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)30.1
(86.2)		29.8
(85.6)		30.2
(86.4)		31.0
(87.8)		31.2
(88.2)		30.7
(87.3)		30.3
(86.5)		30.4
(86.7)		30.7
(87.3)		31.2
(88.2)		31.5
(88.7)		30.6
(87.1)		30.6
(87.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)26.8
(80.2)		26.5
(79.7)		26.5
(79.7)		26.8
(80.2)		26.9
(80.4)		26.3
(79.3)		25.5
(77.9)		25.4
(77.7)		25.8
(78.4)		26.6
(79.9)		27.7
(81.9)		27.2
(81.0)		26.5
(79.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)23.6
(74.5)		23.2
(73.8)		22.9
(73.2)		22.7
(72.9)		22.6
(72.7)		21.9
(71.4)		20.8
(69.4)		20.5
(68.9)		20.9
(69.6)		22.1
(71.8)		23.9
(75.0)		23.9
(75.0)		22.4
(72.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches)251
(9.9)		219
(8.6)		198
(7.8)		98
(3.9)		45
(1.8)		28
(1.1)		15
(0.6)		5
(0.2)		4
(0.2)		28
(1.1)		91
(3.6)		176
(6.9)		1,158
(45.7)
Source: Climate-Data.org [3]


References

  1. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Nubatukan Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5308050)
  2. ↑ "Lembata | Profil Lembata | Data Lembata". Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Climate: Lewoleba". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
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