Saumlaki
Saumlaki is a village on Yamdena Island, in the Tanimbar Islands, Maluku, Indonesia. Its population at the 2010 Census was 12,462.[1] Christianity is the main religion of the village, as it was visited by the Dutch in 1629 and claimed by them in 1639, although a lot of the town also follows original Indonesian religions. The village is very remote and outside access to it is limited.[2]
Saumlaki | |
|---|---|
  Saumlaki Location in Maluku Islands and Indonesia  Saumlaki Saumlaki (Indonesia) | |
| Coordinates: 7.970130°S 131.312254°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Maluku |
| Regency | Tanimbar Islands Regency |
| District | South Tanimbar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 124.1 km2 (47.9 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 12,452 |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (IEST) |
| Postcode | 97464 |
| Area code | (+62) 918 |
Climate
Saumlaki has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) with moderate to little rainfall from July to November and heavy rainfall from December to June.
| Climate data for Saumlaki | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 30.3 (86.5) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30.1 (86.2) |
29.4 (84.9) |
28.8 (83.8) |
29.3 (84.7) |
30.4 (86.7) |
31.6 (88.9) |
32.6 (90.7) |
31.7 (89.1) |
30.5 (87.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.4 (81.3) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.3 (79.3) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.0 (77.0) |
26.7 (80.1) |
27.7 (81.9) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27.1 (80.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 24.6 (76.3) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.5 (72.5) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.8 (74.8) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.8 (76.6) |
23.9 (75.1) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 321 (12.6) |
258 (10.2) |
248 (9.8) |
219 (8.6) |
272 (10.7) |
194 (7.6) |
123 (4.8) |
17 (0.7) |
14 (0.6) |
33 (1.3) |
83 (3.3) |
212 (8.3) |
1,994 (78.5) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[3] | |||||||||||||
References
- Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- "Saumlaki, Gateway to the Tanimbar Islands - Maluku - Indonesia". indonesiaah.com. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- "Climate: Saumlaki". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
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