Coordinates: 0°37′40″S 127°28′50″E / 0.62778°S 127.48056°E / -0.62778; 127.48056

Labuha

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Labuha
Town
Children swimming in the vicinity of Labuha in the 1930s
Children swimming in the vicinity of Labuha in the 1930s
Location in Bacan, Halmahera, Maluku and Indonesia
Labuha (Halmahera)
Labuha (North Maluku)
Labuha (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 0°37′40″S 127°28′50″E / 0.62778°S 127.48056°E / -0.62778; 127.48056
CountryIndonesia
RegionMaluku
ProvinceNorth Maluku
RegencySouth Halmahera Regency
Area
 • Urban
2.4 km2 (0.9 sq mi)
 • Metro
32.5 km2 (12.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)
 • Town
7,073
 • Metro
13,546
 • Metro density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+9 (IEST)
Postcode
97791
Area code(+62) 929

Labuha is a small port town on the eastern Indonesian island of Pulau Bacan. It is the capital of the South Halmahera Regency, part of the province of North Maluku, and also the administrative centre of the Bacan District within the regency. It had a population at the 2020 Census of 7,073 (13,546 including the adjoining urban communes of Amasing Kota, Amasing Kota Barat and Amasing Kota Utara).[2] The town is served by Labuha Airport.

Climate

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

Climate data for Labuha|- Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.0
(86.0)
30.1
(86.2)
30.1
(86.2)
30.5
(86.9)
30.1
(86.2)
29.8
(85.6)
29.2
(84.6)
29.7
(85.5)
30.0
(86.0)
30.3
(86.5)
31.1
(88.0)
30.1
(86.2)
30.1
(86.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.5
(79.7)
26.6
(79.9)
26.6
(79.9)
26.9
(80.4)
26.8
(80.2)
26.6
(79.9)
26.1
(79.0)
26.4
(79.5)
26.3
(79.3)
26.5
(79.7)
27.3
(81.1)
26.6
(79.9)
26.6
(79.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.1
(73.6)
23.2
(73.8)
23.2
(73.8)
23.4
(74.1)
23.5
(74.3)
23.5
(74.3)
23.1
(73.6)
23.1
(73.6)
22.7
(72.9)
22.7
(72.9)
23.6
(74.5)
23.1
(73.6)
23.2
(73.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 187
(7.4)
175
(6.9)
193
(7.6)
164
(6.5)
154
(6.1)
148
(5.8)
165
(6.5)
134
(5.3)
105
(4.1)
103
(4.1)
133
(5.2)
180
(7.1)
1,841
(72.6)
Source: Climate-Data.org[3]

References

  1. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  3. "Climate: Labuha". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved August 9, 2020.