Selong

Selong
Town/City
Road sign at a market near Selong (1949)
Selong Location in Indonesia Show map of Lombok Selong Selong (Indonesia) Show map of Indonesia
Coordinates: 8°39′S116°32′E / 8.650°S 116.533°E / -8.650; 116.533
Country	Indonesia
Region	Lesser Sunda Islands
Province	West Nusa Tenggara
Regency	East Lombok
Area
• Total	31.68 km2 (12.23 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2024 estimate)
• Total	98,953
• Density	3,100/km2 (8,100/sq mi)
	[1]
Time zone	UTC+08

Selong is a town and administrative district (kecamatan) on the island of Lombok which serves as the capital of the East Lombok Regency in the Indonesian province of West Nusa Tenggara. It is subdivided into the eleven urban villages (kelurahan) of Denggen, Jorong, Kelayu Selatan, Kelayu Utara, Kembang Sari, Majidi, Pancor, Rakam, Sandubaya, Sekarteja and Selong Kota, together with one rural village (desa) of Denggen Timur.

Climate

Selong has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) with little to no rainfall from April to November and heavy rainfall from December to March.

Climate data for Selong
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	29.6 (85.3)	29.6 (85.3)	29.9 (85.8)	30.4 (86.7)	30.0 (86.0)	29.3 (84.7)	28.9 (84.0)	29.4 (84.9)	30.1 (86.2)	30.4 (86.7)	30.1 (86.2)	29.8 (85.6)	29.8 (85.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	25.6 (78.1)	25.7 (78.3)	25.7 (78.3)	25.6 (78.1)	25.0 (77.0)	24.1 (75.4)	23.6 (74.5)	24.0 (75.2)	24.9 (76.8)	25.5 (77.9)	25.8 (78.4)	25.7 (78.3)	25.1 (77.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	21.7 (71.1)	21.8 (71.2)	21.5 (70.7)	20.8 (69.4)	20.1 (68.2)	19.0 (66.2)	18.4 (65.1)	18.7 (65.7)	19.7 (67.5)	20.6 (69.1)	21.5 (70.7)	21.6 (70.9)	20.5 (68.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	254 (10.0)	166 (6.5)	146 (5.7)	52 (2.0)	36 (1.4)	8 (0.3)	38 (1.5)	15 (0.6)	5 (0.2)	29 (1.1)	84 (3.3)	215 (8.5)	1,048 (41.1)
Source: Climate-Data.org [2]

References

1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Lombok Timur Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5203)
2. "Climate: Selong". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 17 November 2020.