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
  Total44.62 km2 (17.23 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate) [1]
  Total30,151
  Density680/km2 (1,800/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) and eleven rural villages (desa) that 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 2023, [1] together with their postcodes.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
kelurahan
or desa
Area
in km2
Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2023
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
53.13.05Total 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]


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References

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