Nabire
Town in Western New Guinea, Indonesia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nabire, also known as the District of Nabire, is a town in the Indonesian province of Central Papua, at the western end of New Guinea. The town is the administrative seat of the Nabire Regency. It is served by Douw Aturure Airport.[2]
Nabire | |
|---|---|
 Douw Aturure Airport in Nabire | |
OpenStreetMap  | |
| Coordinates: 3°21′44″S 135°30′10″E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Region | Western New Guinea |
| Province | Central Papua |
| Regency | Nabire Regency |
| Area | |
| • Total | 109.01 km2 (42.09 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population (mid 2021 estimate) | |
| • Total | 99,848 |
| • Density | 920/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| [1] | |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time) |
| Area code | (+62) 984 |
The town lies on the northern coast of the island on Cenderawasih Bay.
Climate
Nabire has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.
| Climate data for Nabire (2007–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.1 (89.8) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.1 (89.8) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.7 (89.1) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.3 (90.1) |
31.9 (89.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.8 (74.8) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.8 (74.8) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.0 (75.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 369.0 (14.53) |
513.6 (20.22) |
522.5 (20.57) |
414.8 (16.33) |
353.4 (13.91) |
399.3 (15.72) |
383.0 (15.08) |
348.6 (13.72) |
401.9 (15.82) |
339.8 (13.38) |
359.5 (14.15) |
409.5 (16.12) |
4,814.9 (189.55) |
| Average precipitation days | 16.7 | 17.3 | 18.9 | 17.2 | 17.6 | 17.1 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 17.6 | 16.6 | 15.6 | 17.4 | 209.2 |
| Source: Meteomanz[3] | |||||||||||||
Nabire a tourist resort, with numerous attractions, including:
- sea garden of Cenderawasih bay with 130 species of coral,
- Wahario Beach also known as Gedo Beach Youth Tourism Park, is located in Sanoba Village.[4]
- Pepaya island with ideal conditions for diving,
- hot springs, water temperature up to 80 °C.
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