Namlea

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Namlea
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Namlea
Location in the Maluku Islands of Indonesia
Coordinates: 3°15′S127°5′E / 3.250°S 127.083°E / -3.250; 127.083 Coordinates: 3°15′S127°5′E / 3.250°S 127.083°E / -3.250; 127.083
Country Indonesia
Province Maluku
Regency Buru
Area
[1]
  Total951.15 km2 (367.24 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)
  Total36,680 [2]
Time zone UTC+9 (WIB)

Namlea [3] is a town and kecamatan on the northeastern coast of the Indonesian island of Buru. [4] It is the capital of the Buru Regency.

Climate

Namlea has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) with moderate to heavy rainfall from December to July and moderate to little rainfall from August to November. Due to a strong rainshadow effect, it has the lowest rainfall on Buru Island.

Climate data for Namlea
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Average high °C (°F)30.8
(87.4)
30.8
(87.4)
30.8
(87.4)
30.4
(86.7)
29.6
(85.3)
29.1
(84.4)
28.1
(82.6)
28.4
(83.1)
29.4
(84.9)
30.1
(86.2)
31.4
(88.5)
31.0
(87.8)
30.0
(86.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)27.3
(81.1)
27.2
(81.0)
27.3
(81.1)
27.1
(80.8)
26.6
(79.9)
26.4
(79.5)
25.6
(78.1)
25.7
(78.3)
26.2
(79.2)
26.5
(79.7)
27.7
(81.9)
27.4
(81.3)
26.7
(80.2)
Average low °C (°F)23.8
(74.8)
23.7
(74.7)
23.8
(74.8)
23.8
(74.8)
23.7
(74.7)
23.7
(74.7)
23.2
(73.8)
23.0
(73.4)
23.0
(73.4)
22.9
(73.2)
24.0
(75.2)
23.8
(74.8)
23.5
(74.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches)194
(7.6)
145
(5.7)
141
(5.6)
84
(3.3)
100
(3.9)
124
(4.9)
149
(5.9)
33
(1.3)
36
(1.4)
29
(1.1)
86
(3.4)
136
(5.4)
1,257
(49.5)
Source: Climate-Data.org [5]

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References

  1. Karakteristik Daerah Kabupaten Buru
  2. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  3. Profil Kecamatan Namlea
  4. "Seram Island (map)". Indonesiatravelingguide.com. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  5. "Climate: Namlea". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 23 November 2020.