Ransiki

Ransiki (Indonesian: Ransiki) is a town in Indonesia province of West Papua, at the western end of New Guinea.[1] The town is the administrative seat of the South Manokwari Regency. In 2010, there were 7,683 people in Ransiki.[2] The town is served by Ransiki Airport.[3]

Ransiki Indonesian: Ransiki
Town
Ransiki Location in Bird's Head Peninsula, Western New Guinea and Indonesia Ransiki Ransiki (Western New Guinea) Ransiki Ransiki (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 1°30′S 134°10′E
Country	Indonesia
Region	Western New Guinea
Province	West Papua
Regency	South Manokwari Regency
Elevation	40 m (130 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Metro	7,683
Time zone	UTC+7 (Indonesia Eastern Time)

History

During World War II a ship sank off the Ransiki coastline.

Climate

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

Climate data for Ransiki
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	30.9 (87.6)	30.7 (87.3)	30.6 (87.1)	30.8 (87.4)	30.8 (87.4)	30.3 (86.5)	30.0 (86.0)	29.9 (85.8)	30.4 (86.7)	31.0 (87.8)	31.3 (88.3)	31.2 (88.2)	30.7 (87.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	26.9 (80.4)	26.9 (80.4)	26.9 (80.4)	27.0 (80.6)	27.0 (80.6)	26.6 (79.9)	26.4 (79.5)	26.3 (79.3)	26.6 (79.9)	26.9 (80.4)	27.3 (81.1)	27.2 (81.0)	26.8 (80.3)
Average low °C (°F)	23.0 (73.4)	23.2 (73.8)	23.3 (73.9)	23.3 (73.9)	23.3 (73.9)	23.0 (73.4)	22.8 (73.0)	22.7 (72.9)	22.8 (73.0)	22.9 (73.2)	23.3 (73.9)	23.2 (73.8)	23.1 (73.5)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	160 (6.3)	152 (6.0)	142 (5.6)	149 (5.9)	111 (4.4)	128 (5.0)	115 (4.5)	107 (4.2)	100 (3.9)	96 (3.8)	110 (4.3)	136 (5.4)	1,506 (59.3)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]

References

1. Family Reference Atlas of the World (Second Edition). National Geographic. p. 189.
2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
3. Ransiki airport (Ransiki)
4. "Climate: Ransiki". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.