Kaimana | |
|---|---|
Town (District) | |
  Kaimana Location of the town in Indonesian Papua  Kaimana Location of the town in Indonesia | |
| Coordinates: 3°38′40″S 133°41′43″E / 3.64444°S 133.69528°E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province | West Papua |
| Regency | Kaimana Regency |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,095 km2 (809 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2022 estimate) | |
| • Total | 44,332 |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (WIT) |
Kaimana is a district and a small port town in West Papua, Indonesia, and the capital of the Kaimana Regency.[1] The district had a population of 44,332 in mid-2022, while the town had 16,718 and Krooy (the other kelurahan in the district) had 12,416 inhabitants.[2]
Many ancient rock art can be found in this district, from Mai Mai cliff drawings, Omborecena, Memnemba, Memnemnambe, and Tumberawasi sites in Kampung Mai Mai, Bitsjari cape drawings in Kampung Marsi, Werfora sites (I to IV) in Kampung Namatota, and Kamaka lake drawings.[3][4]
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Transport
It is served by Utarom Airport.
Environment
Kaimana is part of a Sea Conservation Area in West Papua.[5] Butterflies in the surrounding forest of Karora are reported to be on the brink of extinction due to logging in the district.[6]
Whales such as Bryde's whales can be seen in nearby waters such as in Triton Bay.[7][8][9]
Climate
Kaimana has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.
| Climate data for Kaimana (2000–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.0 (89.6) |
32.1 (89.8) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.0 (87.8) |
29.5 (85.1) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.4 (83.1) |
29.3 (84.7) |
30.6 (87.1) |
31.6 (88.9) |
32.0 (89.6) |
30.7 (87.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 24.7 (76.5) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.5 (76.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 185.1 (7.29) |
161.9 (6.37) |
245.8 (9.68) |
224.8 (8.85) |
280.8 (11.06) |
183.0 (7.20) |
190.5 (7.50) |
136.6 (5.38) |
125.3 (4.93) |
194.7 (7.67) |
175.8 (6.92) |
162.8 (6.41) |
2,267.1 (89.26) |
| Average precipitation days | 15.0 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 15.3 | 12.7 | 12.3 | 10.7 | 10.5 | 9.9 | 10.2 | 11.4 | 14.4 | 151.2 |
| Source: Meteomanz[10] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ Welt Atlas
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023.
- ^ "LUKISAN DINDING BATU". Desa Namatota (in Indonesian). 2022-10-06. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- ^ Djami, Erlin Novita Idje (2017-06-03). "SITUS SENI CADAS SEBAGAI ASET BUDAYA DAN PEMBANGUNAN PARIWISATA (Studi pengembangan situs seni cadas di kawasan Teluk Bicari dan Selat Maimai, Kabupaten Kaimana, Papua Barat)". Jurnal Penelitian Arkeologi Papua dan Papua Barat. 3 (2): 43–80. doi:10.24832/papua.v3i2.82. ISSN 2580-9237. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- ^ "Residents Kaimana, West Papua, watchtower preservation of the Sea". Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries. November 26, 2008. Retrieved June 23, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Butterflies Endangered: Kaimana, West Irian Jaya". Planet Mole. September 5, 2006. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
- ^ "Edeni - Mammals of Papua". Archived from the original on 2014-04-26. Retrieved 2014-04-26.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Whale in Triton Bay, Papua.AVI". YouTube.
- ^ "Wonderful Indonesia - the Bay of Triton". Archived from the original on 2014-04-27. Retrieved 2014-04-26.
- ^ "SYNOP/BUFR observations. Data by months". Meteomanz. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
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