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Location of Pangkalan Bun on Kalimantan. | |
Coordinates: 2°41′S111°37′E / 2.683°S 111.617°E | |
Province | Central Kalimantan |
Regency | West Kotawaringin |
District | South Arut |
Time zone | UTC+7 (WIB) |
Kode Pos | 74110 |
Pangkalan Bun is the capital of West Kotawaringin Regency in Borneo, Indonesia. It has a population of around 200,000 [1] It is also the administrative headquarters of South Arut (Arut Selatan) district (kecamatan).
Pangkalan Bun is served by Iskandar Airport. Several airlines fly to this airport. Shipping services provide connections to Jakarta, Surabaya, and Semarang. [2]
Birutė Galdikas established her base, Camp Leakey, for the study and conservation of orangutans about 48 kilometres (30 mi) from Pangkalan Bun up the Sekonyer River. [2] The site was expanded from the original hut in 1971. Its facilities, supported by the Orangutan Foundation International, are a part of the Tanjung Puting National Park. [3]
Iskandar Airport was one of the operation centres being used to support search operations following the crash of AirAsia QZ 8501 on 28 December 2014 in nearby Karimata Strait. Shortly after the crash, the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS, or Badan SAR Nasional ) established a post in Iskandar airport to coordinate the search. The head of the agency, Air Marshal Bambang Sulistyo, took close personal command of operations. [4]
Following confirmation of the crash, Indonesian agencies prepared over 160 coffins in Pangkalan Bun to be ready, following Indonesian practice, to take care of those who died as quickly as possible. [5] After a reception in Pangkalan Bun, the plan was to return the bodies of the people who died to their families, mostly in Surabaya in East Java where Flight QZ 8501 originated from. [6]
Pangkalan Bun is 24 metres (79 ft) above sea-level. [7]
Pangkalan Bun has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.
Climate data for Pangkalan Bun (Iskandar Airport, 1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 37.2 (99.0) | 37.8 (100.0) | 36.0 (96.8) | 35.8 (96.4) | 36.4 (97.5) | 35.6 (96.1) | 36.5 (97.7) | 35.6 (96.1) | 35.8 (96.4) | 36.4 (97.5) | 36.8 (98.2) | 35.6 (96.1) | 37.8 (100.0) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.8 (89.2) | 32.1 (89.8) | 32.1 (89.8) | 32.1 (89.8) | 32.3 (90.1) | 31.8 (89.2) | 31.5 (88.7) | 31.8 (89.2) | 32.2 (90.0) | 32.3 (90.1) | 32.1 (89.8) | 31.8 (89.2) | 32 (90) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.1 (79.0) | 26.2 (79.2) | 26.2 (79.2) | 26.3 (79.3) | 26.7 (80.1) | 26.3 (79.3) | 25.9 (78.6) | 26.0 (78.8) | 26.2 (79.2) | 26.3 (79.3) | 26.2 (79.2) | 26.0 (78.8) | 26.2 (79.2) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.1 (73.6) | 23.1 (73.6) | 23.2 (73.8) | 23.4 (74.1) | 23.5 (74.3) | 23.1 (73.6) | 22.4 (72.3) | 22.3 (72.1) | 22.7 (72.9) | 23.0 (73.4) | 23.1 (73.6) | 23.1 (73.6) | 23.0 (73.4) |
Record low °C (°F) | 19.9 (67.8) | 19.4 (66.9) | 20.5 (68.9) | 20.5 (68.9) | 20.8 (69.4) | 18.1 (64.6) | 17.4 (63.3) | 17.0 (62.6) | 17.7 (63.9) | 19.4 (66.9) | 19.4 (66.9) | 20.5 (68.9) | 17.0 (62.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 247.8 (9.76) | 239.7 (9.44) | 293.3 (11.55) | 313.4 (12.34) | 211.3 (8.32) | 178.0 (7.01) | 136.0 (5.35) | 105.3 (4.15) | 128.1 (5.04) | 214.5 (8.44) | 289.9 (11.41) | 302.2 (11.90) | 2,659.5 (104.70) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 18.8 | 16.4 | 19.5 | 18.9 | 14.0 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 14.7 | 19.1 | 21.4 | 184.4 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 128.6 | 125.2 | 135.2 | 137.6 | 163.1 | 162.5 | 171.9 | 182.2 | 151.9 | 142.3 | 130.9 | 122.4 | 1,753.8 |
Source: World Meteorological Organization [8] |
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