Kimaam is a district in Merauke Regency in South Papua province, Indonesia. Its population is 5605 in 2010.[1]: 2048 It is mainly located on Yos Sudarso Island.[2]
Kimaam | |
|---|---|
  Kimaam Location in South Papua  Kimaam Location in Indonesian Papua | |
| Coordinates: 7°59′06″S 138°50′49″E / 7.985°S 138.847°E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province | South Papua |
| Regency | Merauke Regency |
| Elevation | 49 ft (15 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 5,605[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Standard Time) |
Administrative territory
editKimaam District is the main settlement in Yos Sudarso Island and is divided into thirteen villages, although the proper continuous settlement only consists of five villages (listed in italic).[3]
- Deka
- Kalilam
- Kimaam
- Kiworo
- Komolom
- Kumbis
- Mambum
- Purawanderu
- Teri
- Turiram
- Umanderu
- Webu
- Woner
Climate
editKimaam has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with moderate to little rainfall from June to October and heavy rainfall from November to May.
| Climate data for Kimaam | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.2 (88.2) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30.5 (86.9) |
29.3 (84.7) |
28.7 (83.7) |
29.1 (84.4) |
30.3 (86.5) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.9 (89.4) |
31.7 (89.1) |
30.6 (87.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.2 (81.0) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.6 (79.9) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.7 (78.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.4 (81.3) |
26.4 (79.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.2 (73.8) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.7 (72.9) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.3 (70.3) |
20.9 (69.6) |
21.1 (70.0) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.6 (72.7) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.3 (72.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 295 (11.6) |
249 (9.8) |
300 (11.8) |
229 (9.0) |
171 (6.7) |
86 (3.4) |
82 (3.2) |
51 (2.0) |
55 (2.2) |
91 (3.6) |
148 (5.8) |
231 (9.1) |
1,988 (78.2) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[4] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Population of Indonesia by Village: Result of 2010 Population Census" (PDF). Statistics Indonesia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2013. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
- ^ "Yos Sudarso Island". GeoFact of the Day. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ Badan Informasi Geospasial, Peta Rupa Bumi Indonesia
- ^ "Climate: Kimaam". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
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