Kalabahi

Summary

Kalabahi is a town on Alor Island and it is the capital of Alor Regency in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. The town possesses the only puskesmas available in Teluk Mutiara District, in west Kalabahi.

Kalabahi
Kalabahi harbour
Kalabahi harbour
Kalabahi is located in Lesser Sunda Islands
Kalabahi
Kalabahi
Kalabahi is located in Indonesia
Kalabahi
Kalabahi
Kalabahi (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 8°13′S 124°31′E / 8.217°S 124.517°E / -8.217; 124.517
Country Indonesia
RegionLesser Sunda Islands
ProvinceEast Nusa Tenggara
RegencyAlor Regency
Population
 (2016)
 • Total18,804
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (Indonesia Central Time)
Area code(+62) 386

It covers 4 kelurahan (villages) of the Teluk Mutiara District.

Transportation edit

The town is served by Alor Island Airport.

Climate edit

Kalabahi has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) with a long dry season and a short wet season.

Climate data for Kalabahi
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.5
(85.1)
29.2
(84.6)
29.9
(85.8)
30.4
(86.7)
30.5
(86.9)
30.0
(86.0)
29.4
(84.9)
29.4
(84.9)
29.7
(85.5)
30.3
(86.5)
30.9
(87.6)
30.1
(86.2)
29.9
(85.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.6
(79.9)
26.2
(79.2)
26.4
(79.5)
26.7
(80.1)
26.6
(79.9)
26.1
(79.0)
25.3
(77.5)
25.0
(77.0)
25.3
(77.5)
26.2
(79.2)
27.5
(81.5)
27.1
(80.8)
26.3
(79.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.7
(74.7)
23.2
(73.8)
23.0
(73.4)
23.0
(73.4)
22.8
(73.0)
22.3
(72.1)
21.3
(70.3)
20.7
(69.3)
21.0
(69.8)
22.2
(72.0)
24.1
(75.4)
24.1
(75.4)
22.6
(72.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 234
(9.2)
209
(8.2)
189
(7.4)
100
(3.9)
64
(2.5)
42
(1.7)
19
(0.7)
3
(0.1)
6
(0.2)
23
(0.9)
94
(3.7)
190
(7.5)
1,173
(46)
Source: Climate-Data.org[2]


References edit

  1. ^ "Statistik Kecamatan Teluk Mutiara 2016" (PDF) (in Indonesian). BPS. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Climate: Kalabahi". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 18 November 2020.