Tapaktuan

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Tapaktuan
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Tapaktuan
Location in Northern Sumatra, Sumatra and Indonesia
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Tapaktuan
Tapaktuan (Sumatra)
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Tapaktuan
Tapaktuan (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 3°15′0″N97°10′0″E / 3.25000°N 97.16667°E / 3.25000; 97.16667
CountryIndonesia
Region Sumatra
Province Aceh
Area
 • Total
106.99 km2 (41.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2023 estimate)
 • Total
22,352
 • Density208.92/km2 (541.09/sq mi)
  [1]
Time zone UTC+7 (IWST)
Area code (+62) 627

Tapaktuan is a town and administrative district (kecamatan) in the southwest of Aceh province of Indonesia. The town is the capital (seat of the government) of South Aceh Regency. The district covers a land area of 106.99 km2, which is subdivided into 18 towns and villages (gampong). According to the official estimates for 2023, it has a population of 22,352. [1]

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Climate

Tapaktuan has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Tapaktuan
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)30.9
(87.6)		31.7
(89.1)		32.2
(90.0)		32.5
(90.5)		32.6
(90.7)		32.6
(90.7)		32.3
(90.1)		32.2
(90.0)		31.5
(88.7)		31.3
(88.3)		30.7
(87.3)		30.6
(87.1)		31.8
(89.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)26.5
(79.7)		26.8
(80.2)		27.2
(81.0)		27.6
(81.7)		27.8
(82.0)		27.5
(81.5)		27.1
(80.8)		27.2
(81.0)		26.9
(80.4)		27.0
(80.6)		26.6
(79.9)		26.5
(79.7)		27.1
(80.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)22.1
(71.8)		22.0
(71.6)		22.3
(72.1)		22.8
(73.0)		23.0
(73.4)		22.5
(72.5)		22.0
(71.6)		22.2
(72.0)		22.4
(72.3)		22.7
(72.9)		22.5
(72.5)		22.4
(72.3)		22.4
(72.3)
Average rainfall mm (inches)251
(9.9)		213
(8.4)		323
(12.7)		350
(13.8)		246
(9.7)		178
(7.0)		197
(7.8)		227
(8.9)		267
(10.5)		344
(13.5)		353
(13.9)		301
(11.9)		3,250
(128)
Source: Climate-Data.org [2]

Further reading

References

  1. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Tapaktuan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1103050).
  2. ↑ "Climate: Tapaktuan". Climate-Data.org. Archived from the original on 15 September 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2020.


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