Sentani Kota is a village (kelurahan) located in district of Sentani, Jayapura Regency, Papua Province, Indonesia. It is the administrative seat of Sentani District, while Sentani District is the capital Jayapura Regency. The village is located to the north of Lake Sentani and to the south of the Cyclops Mountains.[2]
Sentani | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 2°33′57.8844″S 140°30′20.6748″E / 2.566079000°S 140.505743000°E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province | Papua |
| Regency | Jayapura Regency |
| Area | |
| • Total | 87.2 sq mi (225.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 308 ft (94 m) |
| Population (mid 2021 estimate) | |
| • Total | 72,443 |
| • Density | 830/sq mi (320/km2) |
| [1] | |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Standard Time) |
Transportation edit
Sentani is served by Sentani International Airport. The village is linked to Jayapura by a paved highway.
Climate edit
Sentani has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate to heavy rainfall year-round.
| Climate data for Sentani | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.9 (87.6) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.9 (87.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.5 (79.7) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.5 (79.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.2 (72.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.1 (71.8) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.2 (71.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 236 (9.3) |
231 (9.1) |
262 (10.3) |
185 (7.3) |
126 (5.0) |
115 (4.5) |
101 (4.0) |
121 (4.8) |
120 (4.7) |
120 (4.7) |
163 (6.4) |
223 (8.8) |
2,003 (78.9) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[3] | |||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik Kabupaten Jayapura. Kecamatan Sentani Dalam Angka 2018.
- ^ "Climate: Sentani". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
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