Kaimana
Town in West Papua, Indonesia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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 | |
| 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) |
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]
It is served by Utarom Airport.
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]
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] | |||||||||||||
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