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Bajawa is a town of Flores, Indonesia, and the capital of the Ngada Regency. Ngada Regency is part of East Nusa Tenggara province and located to the east of Ruteng.
Bajawa | |
|---|---|
 Bajawa | |
  Bajawa Location in Indonesia  Bajawa Bajawa (Indonesia) | |
| Coordinates: 8°48′29″S 120°57′22″E / 8.80806°S 120.95611°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Region | Lesser Sunda Islands |
| Province | East Nusa Tenggara |
| Regency | Ngada |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate) | |
| • Total | 40,259 |
| [1] | |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (WITA) |
Bajawa features natural hot springs which are used for bathing[2] and volcanic scenery[3] due to the proximity of the Inierie volcano some 10 km to the south.[4] The population is primarily Roman Catholic.
Bajawa district
editBajawa district has 28 villages:[5]
- Bajawa
- Beiwali
- Beja
- Bela
- Bolonga
- Bomari
- Boradho
- Borani
- Bowali
- Faobata
- Jawameze
- Kisanata
- Langagedha
- Langagedha I
- Lebijaga
- Mukuvoka
- Naru (Natu)
- Ngadhamana
- Ngedukelu
- Ngoranale
- Pape
- Susu
- Tanalodu
- Trikora
- Ubedolumolo
- Ubedolumolo II
- Ubedolumolo Satu
- Waowae
Transportation
editThe town is served by two minor airports:
Climate
editBajawa has a cool tropical savanna climate (Aw) with moderate to little rainfall from May to October and heavy to very heavy rainfall from November to April.
| Climate data for Bajawa | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.9 (76.8) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.9 (76.8) |
25.2 (77.4) |
24.6 (76.3) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.7 (74.7) |
24.1 (75.4) |
25.2 (77.4) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.4 (77.7) |
24.9 (76.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 20.2 (68.4) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.2 (68.4) |
20.2 (68.4) |
19.6 (67.3) |
18.8 (65.8) |
18.2 (64.8) |
18.3 (64.9) |
19.3 (66.7) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.9 (69.6) |
20.6 (69.1) |
19.7 (67.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15.6 (60.1) |
15.6 (60.1) |
15.5 (59.9) |
15.2 (59.4) |
14.6 (58.3) |
13.7 (56.7) |
12.7 (54.9) |
12.5 (54.5) |
13.4 (56.1) |
14.7 (58.5) |
15.8 (60.4) |
15.8 (60.4) |
14.6 (58.3) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 376 (14.8) |
308 (12.1) |
257 (10.1) |
130 (5.1) |
86 (3.4) |
33 (1.3) |
49 (1.9) |
26 (1.0) |
20 (0.8) |
80 (3.1) |
170 (6.7) |
300 (11.8) |
1,835 (72.1) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[6] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Ngada Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5309)
- ^ Kim "kcheepv". "Ruteng to Bajawa by car". GLOBOsapiens.net. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
- ^ Moxon, Mark. "Indonesia: Bajawa". Retrieved 2 July 2010.
- ^ "Bajawa, map". google.com/maps.
- ^ "List of places (villages) in Bajawa district, Ngada regency". m.nomor.net. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
- ^ "Climate: Bajawa". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
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