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Pangururan
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Pangururan
Pangururan (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 2°36′26.8416″N98°41′45.3588″E / 2.607456000°N 98.695933000°E / 2.607456000; 98.695933000 Coordinates: 2°36′26.8416″N98°41′45.3588″E / 2.607456000°N 98.695933000°E / 2.607456000; 98.695933000
CountryFlag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Province North Sumatra
Regency Samosir Regency
District Pangururan District
Elevation
4,062 ft (1,238 m)
Population
 (2020 Census)
  Total34,209 [1]
Time zone UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Standard Time)

Pangururan is a town and a district of the same name in North Sumatra province of Indonesia and it is the seat (capital) of Samosir Regency, and the largest town on Samosir Island. The population of the district at the 2020 Census was 34,209. [2] The district lies mainly on Samosir Island, but two villages (desa Tanjung Bunga and kelurahan Siogung Ogung) lie on the 'mainland' of Sumatra.

Climate

Pangururan has a cool tropical rainforest climate (Af) due to altitude with moderate rainfall from June to August and heavy rainfall in the remaining months.

Climate data for Pangururan
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Average high °C (°F)25.2
(77.4)
25.6
(78.1)
25.6
(78.1)
25.5
(77.9)
25.5
(77.9)
25.2
(77.4)
25.0
(77.0)
24.7
(76.5)
24.5
(76.1)
24.2
(75.6)
24.3
(75.7)
24.7
(76.5)
25.0
(77.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)19.9
(67.8)
20.1
(68.2)
20.2
(68.4)
20.4
(68.7)
20.3
(68.5)
19.9
(67.8)
19.7
(67.5)
19.5
(67.1)
19.6
(67.3)
19.6
(67.3)
19.7
(67.5)
19.8
(67.6)
19.9
(67.8)
Average low °C (°F)14.7
(58.5)
14.6
(58.3)
14.9
(58.8)
15.3
(59.5)
15.2
(59.4)
14.7
(58.5)
14.4
(57.9)
14.4
(57.9)
14.8
(58.6)
15.1
(59.2)
15.2
(59.4)
15.0
(59.0)
14.9
(58.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)194
(7.6)
159
(6.3)
209
(8.2)
211
(8.3)
152
(6.0)
95
(3.7)
81
(3.2)
113
(4.4)
180
(7.1)
231
(9.1)
233
(9.2)
223
(8.8)
2,081
(81.9)
Source: Climate-Data.org [3]

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