Tuapeijat

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Tuapeijat (also spelled Tuapejat or Tua Pejat) is a town within North Sipora District (Kecamatan Sipora Utara) in the Mentawai Islands Regency of West Sumatra province of Indonesia and it is the administrative seat (capital) of Mentawai Islands Regency. The population was 4,344 at the 2010 Census, and the 2015 estimate gave the population as 5,756. The town's jurisdiction includes three small islands of Siburu, Silabok and Pototoga in addition to the main town areas on Sipora Island.

Tuapeijat
Town
Tuapejat harbour
Tuapejat harbour
Tuapeijat is located in Sumatra
Tuapeijat
Tuapeijat
Coordinates: 2°1′46.7″S 99°35′31.3″E / 2.029639°S 99.592028°E / -2.029639; 99.592028
Country Indonesia
Province West Sumatra
RegencyMentawai Islands
SubdistrictNorth Sipore
Area
 • Total126.06 km2 (48.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2015 estimate)[1]
 • Total5,756
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (Western Indonesia Time)

Climate

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Tuapejat has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Tuapejat
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.3
(88.3)
31.6
(88.9)
31.5
(88.7)
31.5
(88.7)
31.8
(89.2)
31.5
(88.7)
31.3
(88.3)
31.2
(88.2)
30.7
(87.3)
30.5
(86.9)
30.6
(87.1)
30.7
(87.3)
31.2
(88.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.9
(80.4)
27.0
(80.6)
27.0
(80.6)
27.2
(81.0)
27.4
(81.3)
26.9
(80.4)
26.7
(80.1)
26.6
(79.9)
26.6
(79.9)
26.5
(79.7)
26.7
(80.1)
26.6
(79.9)
26.8
(80.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.6
(72.7)
22.5
(72.5)
22.6
(72.7)
23.0
(73.4)
23.0
(73.4)
22.3
(72.1)
22.1
(71.8)
22.1
(71.8)
22.5
(72.5)
22.6
(72.7)
22.8
(73.0)
22.6
(72.7)
22.6
(72.6)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 295
(11.6)
222
(8.7)
250
(9.8)
275
(10.8)
202
(8.0)
204
(8.0)
210
(8.3)
255
(10.0)
334
(13.1)
396
(15.6)
418
(16.5)
361
(14.2)
3,422
(134.6)
Source: Climate-Data.org[2]


References

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  1. ^ a b "Kecamatan Sipora Utara dalam Angka 2016" (PDF) (in Indonesian). Statistics Indonesia. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Climate: Tuapejat". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 9 November 2020.