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 | |
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Kalabahi Location in Lesser Sunda Islands and Indonesia Kalabahi Kalabahi (Indonesia) | |
Coordinates: 8°13′S 124°31′E / 8.217°S 124.517°E | |
Country | Indonesia |
Region | Lesser Sunda Islands |
Province | East Nusa Tenggara |
Regency | Alor Regency |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 18,804 |
[1] | |
Time zone | UTC+8 (Indonesia Central Time) |
Area code | (+62) 386 |
It covers 4 kelurahan (villages) of the Teluk Mutiara District.
The town is served by Alor Island Airport.
Kalabahi has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) with a long dry season and a short wet season.
Climate data for Kalabahi | |||||||||||||
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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] |