Barabai
Barabai | |
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Town | |
  Barabai | |
| Coordinates: 2°35′S 115°23′E / 2.583°S 115.383°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | South Kalimantan |
| Villages | 18 |
| Area | |
• Total | 40.71 km2 (15.72 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate) | |
• Total | 55,687 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC+8 (WITA) |
| Area code | +62 517 |
Barabai is the capital city of Hulu Sungai Tengah Regency, South Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is located 165 km away from Banjarmasin, the capital of the province. The town is at the feet of the Meratus Mountains that runs in a north–south arc on the island of Borneo.
Climate
[edit]Barabai has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) with moderate rainfall in August and September and heavy rainfall in the remaining months.
| Climate data for Barabai | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.6 (85.3) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.4 (86.7) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.5 (86.9) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.6 (88.9) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.7 (87.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.1 (79.0) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.7 (80.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.7 (72.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.7 (72.9) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 256 (10.1) |
285 (11.2) |
235 (9.3) |
214 (8.4) |
194 (7.6) |
130 (5.1) |
141 (5.6) |
113 (4.4) |
114 (4.5) |
146 (5.7) |
264 (10.4) |
318 (12.5) |
2,410 (94.8) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[2] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Hulu Sungai Tengah Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6307)
- ^ "Climate: Barabai". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
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