Timika
Timika is a chartered city (kota), and the capital of Mimika Regency on the southern coast of Papua, Indonesia. In 2014, the city had a population of around 130,000.[1]
Timika | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Main street in Timika | |
  Timika Location in Western New Guinea and Indonesia  Timika Timika (Indonesia) | |
| Coordinates: 4.55°S 136.89°E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province | Papua |
| Regency | Mimika Regency |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yohanis Bassang |
| • Vice Mayor | vacant |
| Area code | (+62) 901 |
| Climate | Af |
Air transport
In August 2012, the Indonesian government announced plans to develop a new commercial airport in Timika. The Mozes Kilangin International Airport will feature a new apron and taxiway created on an 800x300m plot of land adjacent to the existing airport.[2]
Beginning from August 15, 2014, the airline Garuda Indonesia has been serving the Timika-Sorong-Manado route for 3 times a week with a Bombardier CRJ-1000 plane that has 84 economy class seats and 12 business class seats.[3]
Climate
Timika has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.
| Climate data for Timika | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 31.4 (88.5) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30.6 (87.1) |
29.1 (84.4) |
28.1 (82.6) |
28.4 (83.1) |
29.1 (84.4) |
30.0 (86.0) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.4 (88.5) |
30.3 (86.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.8 (80.2) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.4 (79.5) |
25.3 (77.5) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.9 (76.8) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.1 (78.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 22.3 (72.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.3 (72.1) |
21.9 (71.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 240 (9.4) |
245 (9.6) |
282 (11.1) |
298 (11.7) |
315 (12.4) |
348 (13.7) |
407 (16.0) |
392 (15.4) |
268 (10.6) |
193 (7.6) |
164 (6.5) |
214 (8.4) |
3,366 (132.4) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[4] | |||||||||||||
References
- Reckinger, Carole; Lemaire, Antoine. "Faultlines and fractures". Inside Indonesia. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- "Mimika to develop commercial airport". The Jakarta Post. 2012-06-23. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
- "Garuda to Operate Timika-Sorong-Manado Route". August 12, 2014.
- "Climate: Timika". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
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