Dekai

Dekai
Dekai is located in Western New Guinea
Dekai
Dekai
Dekai is located in Indonesia
Dekai
Dekai
Dekai (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 4°51′33″S 139°28′26″E / 4.85917°S 139.47389°E / -4.85917; 139.47389
Country Indonesia
RegionWestern New Guinea
ProvincePapua (province) Highland Papua
Population
 (2010)
 • Total3,419
Time zoneUTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
ClimateAf

Dekai is a town in the province of Highland Papua, Indonesia, and the actual administrative center of Yahukimo Regency. The official administrative center of Yahukimo Regency is Sumohai. Sumohai is located 25 kilometers north of Dekai, and due to the lack of infrastructure in Sumohai, the administrative center of Yahukimo Regency is in Dekai. In the 2010 census, Dekai's Suma District (Indonesian: Distrik Sumo) had a total of 3,419 people.[1]

The town is located on the Bulaza River (Indonesian: Sungai Brazza) and the Dykno Puglia Airport is located in the northwest of the town.

Transportation

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The town has its own airport Nop Goliat Dekai Airport.

Climate

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

Climate data for Dekai
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.2
(88.2)
31.0
(87.8)
31.1
(88.0)
31.1
(88.0)
30.8
(87.4)
29.8
(85.6)
29.1
(84.4)
29.4
(84.9)
30.1
(86.2)
30.9
(87.6)
31.4
(88.5)
31.3
(88.3)
30.6
(87.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.1
(80.8)
26.9
(80.4)
27.0
(80.6)
27.1
(80.8)
26.9
(80.4)
26.1
(79.0)
25.6
(78.1)
25.7
(78.3)
26.2
(79.2)
26.6
(79.9)
27.1
(80.8)
27.3
(81.1)
26.6
(80.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.0
(73.4)
22.8
(73.0)
23.0
(73.4)
23.1
(73.6)
23.0
(73.4)
22.5
(72.5)
22.2
(72.0)
22.1
(71.8)
22.3
(72.1)
22.4
(72.3)
22.9
(73.2)
23.3
(73.9)
22.7
(72.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 318
(12.5)
335
(13.2)
399
(15.7)
369
(14.5)
325
(12.8)
257
(10.1)
305
(12.0)
328
(12.9)
325
(12.8)
281
(11.1)
258
(10.2)
278
(10.9)
3,778
(148.7)
Source: Climate-Data.org[2]

References

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  1. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  2. ^ "Climate: Dekai". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved July 24, 2020.