Waisai
Appearance
Waisai | |
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Location of Waisai inRaja Ampat Islands Location of Waisai inWestern New Guinea | |
Coordinates:0°25′23.5″S130°49′6.8″E/ 0.423194°S 130.818556°E | |
Country | Indonesia |
Province | Southwest Papua |
Regency | Raja Ampat Regency |
Founded | 2003 |
Area | |
• Total | 295.12[1]km2(113.95 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Estimate (2021) | 22.541[1] |
• Density | 67.63/km2(184.96/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+9(WIT) |
Area code | +62951 |
Waisaiis a town in the south of the island ofWaigeoin theRaja Ampat Islands,Indonesia. Founded in 2003, it is the capital of theRaja Ampat Regencyand is home to a little over 8,000 people.[2]It is a transit point for tourists visiting the rest of the archipelago, and its airport is reachable by plane from the larger cities ofManadoandSorong,or ferry from the latter.[3]While it is mainly a stopping point for tourists before continuing to the rest of the islands, the town includes a dive resort, several accommodations, and two beaches.
Climate
[edit]Waisai has atropical rainforest climate(Af) with heavy rainfall year-round. Unlike most parts of Indonesia, it experiences a rainfall maximum during the low-sun season due to local wind currents.
Climate data for Waisai | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.3 (84.7) |
29.1 (84.4) |
29.1 (84.4) |
29.3 (84.7) |
29.1 (84.4) |
28.5 (83.3) |
27.9 (82.2) |
28.1 (82.6) |
28.6 (83.5) |
29.5 (85.1) |
29.8 (85.6) |
29.5 (85.1) |
29.0 (84.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.0 (78.8) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.5 (77.9) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.8 (78.5) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.7 (72.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.7 (72.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.7 (72.8) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 177 (7.0) |
187 (7.4) |
190 (7.5) |
223 (8.8) |
309 (12.2) |
326 (12.8) |
287 (11.3) |
245 (9.6) |
200 (7.9) |
164 (6.5) |
162 (6.4) |
170 (6.7) |
2,640 (104.1) |
Source: Climate-Data.org[4] |
References
[edit]- ^ab"BPS Kabupaten Raja Ampat".BPS Kabupaten Raja Ampat.Indonesian Bureau of Statistics.Retrieved21 July2017.
- ^Arnold, Laura Melissa (2018).Grammar of Ambel, an Austronesian language of Raja Ampat, west New Guinea(PhD). University of Edinburgh. p. 4.hdl:1842/31120.
- ^"How to get to Raja Ampat".Stay Raja Ampat.Retrieved21 July2017.
- ^"Climate: Waisai".Climate-Data.org.Retrieved24 November2020.
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