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Wantem, Papua

Coordinates: 4°48′2.24″S 140°50′3.90″E / 4.8006222°S 140.8344167°E / -4.8006222; 140.8344167
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Wantem
Wantem is located in Western New Guinea
Wantem
Wantem
Location in Papua and Indonesia
Wantem is located in Indonesia
Wantem
Wantem
Wantem (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 4°48′2.24″S 140°50′3.90″E / 4.8006222°S 140.8344167°E / -4.8006222; 140.8344167
Country Indonesia
ProvincePapua
RegencyPegunungan Bintang Regency
DistrictKiwirok Timur District
Elevation
6,880 ft (2,097 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
186[1]
Time zoneUTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Standard Time)

Wantem is a village in Kiwirok Timur district, Pegunungan Bintang Regency in Highland Papua province, Indonesia. Its population is 186.[1]: 2109 

Climate

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Wantem has a very wet subtropical highland climate (Cfb) with very heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Wantem
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 22.4
(72.3)
22.2
(72.0)
21.9
(71.4)
21.9
(71.4)
21.5
(70.7)
20.9
(69.6)
20.4
(68.7)
20.3
(68.5)
21.1
(70.0)
21.9
(71.4)
22.5
(72.5)
22.4
(72.3)
21.6
(70.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 17.3
(63.1)
17.1
(62.8)
17.1
(62.8)
17.0
(62.6)
16.9
(62.4)
16.2
(61.2)
16.1
(61.0)
15.9
(60.6)
16.2
(61.2)
16.6
(61.9)
16.9
(62.4)
17.1
(62.8)
16.7
(62.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 12.2
(54.0)
12.1
(53.8)
12.3
(54.1)
12.1
(53.8)
12.3
(54.1)
11.6
(52.9)
11.8
(53.2)
11.6
(52.9)
11.3
(52.3)
11.4
(52.5)
11.4
(52.5)
11.9
(53.4)
11.8
(53.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 523
(20.6)
462
(18.2)
558
(22.0)
494
(19.4)
536
(21.1)
584
(23.0)
582
(22.9)
517
(20.4)
472
(18.6)
540
(21.3)
462
(18.2)
495
(19.5)
6,225
(245.2)
Source: Climate-Data.org[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Population of Indonesia by Village: Result of 2010 Population Census" (PDF). Statistics Indonesia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2013. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
  2. ^ "Climate: Wantem". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved December 26, 2020.