Purbalingga (Javanese: ꦥꦸꦂꦧꦭꦶꦁꦒ) is a town and district in Central Java Province of Indonesia and the seat of Purbalingga Regency.

Purbalingga
Other transcription(s)
 • Javaneseꦥꦸꦂꦧꦭꦶꦁꦒ
Alun-alun Purbalingga
Alun-alun Purbalingga
Purbalingga is located in Indonesia
Purbalingga
Purbalingga
Location of Purbalingga in Indonesia
Coordinates: 7°23′25″S 109°21′40″E / 7.39028°S 109.36111°E / -7.39028; 109.36111
CountryIndonesia Indonesia
Province Central Java
RegencyPurbalingga Regency
Area
 • Total15.66 km2 (6.05 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate[1])
 • Total57,071
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Area code0281
Websitepurbalinggakab.go.id

Villages edit

The district includes 11 urban villages (kelurahan) and 2 rural villages (desa) - the latter being Toyareja and Jatisaba in the east of the district. The populations of these 13 villages according to the official estimates as at mid 2021[2] were as follows:

  • Bojong (4,908)
  • Toyareja (3,229)
  • Kedung Menjangan (3,948)
  • Jatisaba (5,062)
  • Bascar (4,813)
  • Purbalingga Wetam (5,854)
  • Penambongan (3,015)
  • Purbalingga Kidul (2,657)
  • Kandang Gampang (6,270)
  • Purbalingga Kulon (4,778)
  • Purbalingga Lor (7,479)
  • Kembaran Kulon (2,905)
  • Wirasana (3,611)

The kelurahan of Karangsentul (in neighbouring Padamara District) and the kelurahan of Kalikabong, Karangmanyar and Mewek (in neighbouring Kalimanah District) are adjacent to the town of Purbalingga and serve as suburbs to the town.

Gallery edit

 
Ahmad Yani Rd, Purbalingga
 
MT Haryono Rd, Purbalingga

Climate edit

Purbalingga has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from July to September and heavy to very heavy rainfall from October to June. The following climate data is for the town of Purbalingga.

Climate data for Purbalingga
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.9
(87.6)
31.1
(88.0)
31.3
(88.3)
31.4
(88.5)
31.1
(88.0)
30.6
(87.1)
30.1
(86.2)
30.4
(86.7)
30.9
(87.6)
31.4
(88.5)
31.0
(87.8)
30.9
(87.6)
30.9
(87.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.6
(79.9)
26.7
(80.1)
26.9
(80.4)
27.1
(80.8)
26.8
(80.2)
25.9
(78.6)
25.2
(77.4)
25.4
(77.7)
26.0
(78.8)
26.6
(79.9)
26.7
(80.1)
26.7
(80.1)
26.4
(79.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.3
(72.1)
22.4
(72.3)
22.6
(72.7)
22.8
(73.0)
22.5
(72.5)
21.3
(70.3)
20.4
(68.7)
20.5
(68.9)
21.1
(70.0)
21.8
(71.2)
22.5
(72.5)
22.5
(72.5)
21.9
(71.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 389
(15.3)
341
(13.4)
406
(16.0)
297
(11.7)
230
(9.1)
139
(5.5)
81
(3.2)
83
(3.3)
124
(4.9)
319
(12.6)
402
(15.8)
427
(16.8)
3,238
(127.6)
Source: Climate-Data.org[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Purbalingga Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3303)
  2. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.
  3. ^ "Climate: Purbalingga". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 13 November 2020.

External links edit

Kabupaten Purbalingga (in Indonesian)