Ransiki
Ransiki Indonesian: Ransiki | |
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Coordinates: 1°30′S 134°10′E / 1.500°S 134.167°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Western New Guinea |
Province | ![]() |
Regency | South Manokwari Regency |
Area | |
• Total | 707.7 km2 (273.24 sq mi) |
Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
Population (2020 Census) | |
• Total | 16,245 |
• Density | 23/km2 (59/sq mi) |
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Time zone | UTC+7 (Indonesia Eastern Time) |
Ransiki (Indonesian: Ransiki) is a small town or administratively a district in the Indonesian province of West Papua.[2] The town is the administrative seat of the South Manokwari Regency. In 2010, there were 7,683 people in Ransiki,[3] which rose to 16,245 at the 2020 census.[4] The town is served by Ransiki Airport.[5]
History
[edit]During World War II a ship sank off the Ransiki coastline.[citation needed]
Climate
[edit]Ransiki has a tropical rainforest climate with moderate to heavy rainfall year-round.
Climate data for Ransiki | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.9 (87.6) | 30.7 (87.3) | 30.6 (87.1) | 30.8 (87.4) | 30.8 (87.4) | 30.3 (86.5) | 30.0 (86.0) | 29.9 (85.8) | 30.4 (86.7) | 31.0 (87.8) | 31.3 (88.3) | 31.2 (88.2) | 30.7 (87.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.9 (80.4) | 26.9 (80.4) | 26.9 (80.4) | 27.0 (80.6) | 27.0 (80.6) | 26.6 (79.9) | 26.4 (79.5) | 26.3 (79.3) | 26.6 (79.9) | 26.9 (80.4) | 27.3 (81.1) | 27.2 (81.0) | 26.8 (80.3) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.0 (73.4) | 23.2 (73.8) | 23.3 (73.9) | 23.3 (73.9) | 23.3 (73.9) | 23.0 (73.4) | 22.8 (73.0) | 22.7 (72.9) | 22.8 (73.0) | 22.9 (73.2) | 23.3 (73.9) | 23.2 (73.8) | 23.1 (73.5) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 160 (6.3) | 152 (6.0) | 142 (5.6) | 149 (5.9) | 111 (4.4) | 128 (5.0) | 115 (4.5) | 107 (4.2) | 100 (3.9) | 96 (3.8) | 110 (4.3) | 136 (5.4) | 1,506 (59.3) |
Source: Climate-Data.org[6] |
References
[edit]- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ Family Reference Atlas of the World (Second Edition). National Geographic. p. 189.
- ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ Ransiki airport (Ransiki)
- ^ "Climate: Ransiki". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.