Bungku
2°32′S 121°58′E / 2.533°S 121.967°E
Bungku | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 2°32′S 121°58′E / 2.533°S 121.967°E | |
Country | Indonesia |
Province | Central Sulawesi |
Regency | Morowali Regency |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 25,477 |
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Time zone | UTC+8 (+8) |
Bungku is a town and the administrative centre of the Regency of Morowali, in Central Sulawesi Province of Indonesia.[2]
Bungku was originally not the capital of Morowali Regency. When Morowali Regencu csme into being on 4 October 1999, the capital of the new Regency was Kolonodale. In 2004, the plan to shift the Morowali capital southeast from Kolonodale to Bungku left non-Bungku residents, both Protestant and Muslim, feeling further disenfranchised.[3] Accordingly on 12 April 2013 a separate North Morowali Regency (with its capital at Kolonodale) was established by separating the northwesterly districts from Morowali Regency.
The city is served by Maleo Airport, opened in March 2017.[4]
Climate
[edit]Bungku has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from September to November and heavy rainfall from December to August.
Climate data for Bungku | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.0 (87.8) | 30.9 (87.6) | 31.1 (88.0) | 31.1 (88.0) | 30.9 (87.6) | 30.1 (86.2) | 29.7 (85.5) | 30.6 (87.1) | 31.3 (88.3) | 32.2 (90.0) | 32.1 (89.8) | 31.4 (88.5) | 31.0 (87.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.1 (80.8) | 27.0 (80.6) | 27.2 (81.0) | 27.2 (81.0) | 27.2 (81.0) | 26.6 (79.9) | 26.0 (78.8) | 26.5 (79.7) | 26.8 (80.2) | 27.4 (81.3) | 27.7 (81.9) | 27.4 (81.3) | 27.0 (80.6) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.2 (73.8) | 23.2 (73.8) | 23.3 (73.9) | 23.4 (74.1) | 23.6 (74.5) | 23.1 (73.6) | 22.3 (72.1) | 22.4 (72.3) | 22.3 (72.1) | 22.7 (72.9) | 23.4 (74.1) | 23.4 (74.1) | 23.0 (73.4) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 170 (6.7) | 172 (6.8) | 212 (8.3) | 248 (9.8) | 235 (9.3) | 247 (9.7) | 205 (8.1) | 160 (6.3) | 90 (3.5) | 72 (2.8) | 98 (3.9) | 143 (5.6) | 2,052 (80.8) |
Source: Climate-Data.org[5] |
References
[edit]- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2018.
- ^ "Geographical environment / Morowali Project". Prime Minerals. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "Renegotiating boundaries. Access, agency and identity in post-Soeharto Indonesia" (PDF). OAPEN. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "Maret 2017, Bandara Maleo Buka Penerbangan". Metro Sulawesi (in Indonesian). 2017-02-15.
- ^ "Climate: Bungku". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 19 November 2020.