Tual

Tual is a city in Maluku Province of Indonesia. The city, called Kota Tual in Indonesian, is within the Kei Islands, on Dullah Island, but since 2007 has been administratively separate from the rest of the Kei Islands, which form the Southeast Maluku Regency (the city is on the same administrative level as the regency). The city covers an area of 254.4 km2 (98.2 sq mi) and includes a number of small islands to the west of the principal Kei Islands (Kei Besar and Kei Kecil).

Tual
City of Tual
Kota Tual
Air photo of the coast at Tual
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Larwur Ngabal
Location within Maluku
Tual
Location in Maluku and Indonesia
Tual
Tual (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 5°38′12.5″S 132°45′3″E
Country Indonesia
Province Maluku
Establishment2007[1]
Government
  MayorAdam Rahayaan
  Vice MayorAbdul Hamid Rahayaan
Area
  Total254.4 km2 (98.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)[2]
  Total67,783
  Density266.4/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
Area code(+62) 916
Vehicle registrationDE
Websitetualkota.go.id

History

The city was in one of the key maritime routes of the spice trade that extended from the Moluccas southwards towards the Lesser Sunda Islands and Java, which have had significant effects on the culture and people in the region.[1]

Inhabitants of the Kai Islands are believed to have migrated from the larger island of Seram. Local cultures were exposed to that of the Balinese in the 14th century, during the expansion of the Majapahit Empire. After its collapse, however, the local elders known as Halaai formed a local set of government and laws (known as the Larwul Ngaal), which stood until European arrival to the archipelago. After the Dutch East India Company conquered the area sometime in the 17th century, the elders were replaced with "kings".[1]

During the Second World War, Japanese soldiers landed on the island and several Roman Catholic missionaries were executed. The area remained largely untouched by the insurgency in South Maluku during the 1960s. In 2007, the city (which includes a number of far-flung islands to the west of it) was administratively separated from the Southeast Maluku Regency.[1]

Tual ca. 1915

Administration

The city as at 2010 was divided into four districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their 2010 Census population. Subsequently by 2018 a fifth district—Kur Selatan (South Kur)—had been created from part of Pulau-Pulau Kur district.

NameArea in
sq.km
Population
Census 2010
Notes
Pulau Dullah Selatan42.833,175Southern Dullah Island (including Tual town)
Pulau Dullah Utara72.314,564Northern Dullah Island, and Dullah Laut Island
Tayando Tam69.25,448Tayandu Islands (Tayandu, Heniar, Nusreen) and Taam
Pulau-Pulau Kur54.74,895Kur Islands, including Mangur, Fadol and others)

Climate

Tual has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from July to October and heavy to very heavy rainfall from November to June.

Climate data for Tual
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 30.2
(86.4)
30.0
(86.0)
30.4
(86.7)
30.8
(87.4)
30.7
(87.3)
29.7
(85.5)
29.2
(84.6)
29.7
(85.5)
30.7
(87.3)
31.4
(88.5)
31.7
(89.1)
30.9
(87.6)
30.4
(86.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.4
(81.3)
27.3
(81.1)
27.4
(81.3)
27.6
(81.7)
27.6
(81.7)
26.8
(80.2)
26.2
(79.2)
26.4
(79.5)
27.0
(80.6)
27.7
(81.9)
28.2
(82.8)
27.8
(82.0)
27.3
(81.1)
Average low °C (°F) 24.6
(76.3)
24.6
(76.3)
24.5
(76.1)
24.5
(76.1)
24.5
(76.1)
24.0
(75.2)
23.2
(73.8)
23.2
(73.8)
23.4
(74.1)
24.1
(75.4)
24.7
(76.5)
24.7
(76.5)
24.2
(75.5)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 385
(15.2)
337
(13.3)
347
(13.7)
275
(10.8)
242
(9.5)
162
(6.4)
105
(4.1)
73
(2.9)
68
(2.7)
77
(3.0)
165
(6.5)
324
(12.8)
2,560
(100.9)
Source: Climate-Data.org[3]

Friendly city

city area country sign time
Malé Maldives  Maldives March 2017
Sorong West Papua  Indonesia March 2017
Manggar Bangka BelitungEast Belitung  Indonesia January 2017
Suva Viti Levu  Fiji February 2017

References

  1. Loupatty, Stenly R. "Sejarah Kota Tual" (PDF). Indonesian Ministry of Education.
  2. "Jumlah Penduduk Kota Tual menurut Kecamatan dan Jenis Kelamin Tahun 2015". BPS Kota Tual. Indonesian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  3. "Climate: Tual". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
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