Watampone
Watampone is a town in South Sulawesi province of Indonesia and the capital of Bone Regency. Known colloquially as Bone, it has a land area of 126.35 km2 and had a population of 149,336 at the 2020 Census;[1][2] the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 151,554.[3] It is divided administratively into three districts (kecamatan) within the Bone Regency - West Tanate Riattang, Tanate Riattang, and East Tanate Riattang. It is also the birthplace of the 10th and 12th Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia Jusuf Kalla.
Climate
[edit]Watampone has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from September to November and heavy to very heavy rainfall in the remaining months.
| Climate data for Watampone | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.0 (86.0) | 30.1 (86.2) | 30.4 (86.7) | 30.8 (87.4) | 31.0 (87.8) | 30.5 (86.9) | 30.5 (86.9) | 31.2 (88.2) | 31.7 (89.1) | 32.2 (90.0) | 31.5 (88.7) | 30.4 (86.7) | 30.9 (87.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.4 (79.5) | 26.5 (79.7) | 26.6 (79.9) | 26.8 (80.2) | 27.0 (80.6) | 26.3 (79.3) | 25.8 (78.4) | 26.1 (79.0) | 26.5 (79.7) | 27.1 (80.8) | 27.1 (80.8) | 26.6 (79.9) | 26.6 (79.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.9 (73.2) | 23.0 (73.4) | 22.9 (73.2) | 22.9 (73.2) | 23.0 (73.4) | 22.2 (72.0) | 21.2 (70.2) | 21.0 (69.8) | 21.4 (70.5) | 22.1 (71.8) | 22.8 (73.0) | 22.9 (73.2) | 22.4 (72.2) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 150 (5.9) | 150 (5.9) | 185 (7.3) | 241 (9.5) | 359 (14.1) | 302 (11.9) | 253 (10.0) | 142 (5.6) | 102 (4.0) | 99 (3.9) | 118 (4.6) | 159 (6.3) | 2,260 (89) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[4] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Ryan Ver Berkmoes (1 January 2010). Indonesia. Lonely Planet. pp. 670–. ISBN 978-1-74104-830-8. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Bone Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7308)
- ^ "Climate: Watampone". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
4°32′19″S 120°19′47″E / 4.53861°S 120.32972°E
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