Nabire

Nabire is a town in the Indonesian province of Papua, at the western end of New Guinea. The town is the administrative seat of the Nabire Regency. It is served by Nabire Airport.[2]

Nabire
Town
Nabire
Location in Western New Guinea
Coordinates: 3.368183°S 135.496406°E / -3.368183; 135.496406
Country Indonesia
RegionWestern New Guinea
Province Papua
RegencyNabire Regency
Elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (2010)
  Metro
74,197[1]
Time zoneUTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
Area code(+62) 984

Geography and Climate

The town lies on the northern coast of the island on Cenderawasih Bay.

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

Climate data for Nabire
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 31.3
(88.3)
31.3
(88.3)
31.2
(88.2)
31.0
(87.8)
30.5
(86.9)
29.4
(84.9)
28.6
(83.5)
28.8
(83.8)
29.4
(84.9)
30.2
(86.4)
31.1
(88.0)
31.3
(88.3)
30.3
(86.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.0
(80.6)
27.0
(80.6)
27.0
(80.6)
27.0
(80.6)
26.8
(80.2)
25.9
(78.6)
25.3
(77.5)
25.5
(77.9)
25.9
(78.6)
26.4
(79.5)
27.0
(80.6)
27.0
(80.6)
26.5
(79.7)
Average low °C (°F) 22.8
(73.0)
22.8
(73.0)
22.9
(73.2)
23.0
(73.4)
23.1
(73.6)
22.5
(72.5)
22.1
(71.8)
22.2
(72.0)
22.4
(72.3)
22.7
(72.9)
23.0
(73.4)
22.8
(73.0)
22.7
(72.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 368
(14.5)
372
(14.6)
402
(15.8)
295
(11.6)
300
(11.8)
254
(10.0)
268
(10.6)
317
(12.5)
259
(10.2)
273
(10.7)
244
(9.6)
305
(12.0)
3,657
(143.9)
Source: Climate-Data.org[3]

Attractions

Nabire a tourist resort, with numerous attractions, including:

  • sea garden of Cenderawasih bay with 130 species of coral,
  • Wahario Beach also known as Gedo Beach Youth Tourism Park, is located in Sanoba Village.[4]
  • Pepaya island with ideal conditions for diving,
  • hot springs, water temperature up to 80 ° C.
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See also

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. Nabire airport (Nabire)
  3. "Climate: Nabire". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  4. Pantai Wahario
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