Teluk Kuantan

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Teluk Kuantan
Teluk Kuantan (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 0°31′47.13″S101°34′19.42″E / 0.5297583°S 101.5720611°E / -0.5297583; 101.5720611 Coordinates: 0°31′47.13″S101°34′19.42″E / 0.5297583°S 101.5720611°E / -0.5297583; 101.5720611
CountryFlag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Province Riau
Regency Kuantan Singingi Regency
District Kuantan Tengah District
Elevation
171 ft (52 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total52,708 [1]
Time zone UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Standard Time)

Teluk Kuantan (also known as Koto Taluk) is a town and the seat of Kuantan Singingi Regency, Riau province, Indonesia.

Climate

Teluk Kuantan has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Teluk Kuantan
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Average high °C (°F)30.4
(86.7)
31.0
(87.8)
31.4
(88.5)
31.7
(89.1)
32.0
(89.6)
31.7
(89.1)
31.4
(88.5)
31.4
(88.5)
31.3
(88.3)
31.2
(88.2)
31.1
(88.0)
30.6
(87.1)
31.3
(88.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)26.3
(79.3)
26.6
(79.9)
26.9
(80.4)
27.2
(81.0)
27.4
(81.3)
27.0
(80.6)
26.6
(79.9)
26.7
(80.1)
26.8
(80.2)
26.7
(80.1)
26.7
(80.1)
26.4
(79.5)
26.8
(80.2)
Average low °C (°F)22.2
(72.0)
22.2
(72.0)
22.5
(72.5)
22.8
(73.0)
22.8
(73.0)
22.3
(72.1)
21.9
(71.4)
22.0
(71.6)
22.3
(72.1)
22.3
(72.1)
22.4
(72.3)
22.3
(72.1)
22.3
(72.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)217
(8.5)
216
(8.5)
246
(9.7)
287
(11.3)
224
(8.8)
138
(5.4)
135
(5.3)
154
(6.1)
218
(8.6)
250
(9.8)
298
(11.7)
267
(10.5)
2,650
(104.2)
Source: Climate-Data.org [2]

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References

  1. "Population of Indonesia by Village: Result of 2010 Population Census" (PDF). Statistics Indonesia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2013. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  2. "Climate: Teluk Kuantan". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved November 11, 2020.