Kalabahi is a town on Alor Island and it is the capital of Alor Regency in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. The town possesses the only puskesmas available in Teluk Mutiara District, in west Kalabahi.
Kalabahi | |
|---|---|
 Kalabahi harbour | |
  Kalabahi Location in Lesser Sunda Islands and Indonesia  Kalabahi Kalabahi (Indonesia) | |
| Coordinates: 8°13′S 124°31′E / 8.217°S 124.517°E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Region | Lesser Sunda Islands |
| Province | East Nusa Tenggara |
| Regency | Alor Regency |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.78 km2 (3.39 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate) | |
• Total | 19,210 |
| [1] | |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (Indonesia Central Time) |
| Area code | (+62) 386 |
It covers four kelurahan (villages) of the Teluk Mutiara District (Kalabahi Barat, Kalabahi Kota, Kalabahi Tengah and Kalabahi Timur), with a land area of 8.78 km2 and a population of 19,210 according to the official estimates for mid 2023.[2]
| Kode Wilayah |
Name of kelurahan or desa |
Area in km2 |
Pop'n Estimate mid 2023 |
Post codes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53.05.01.1001 | Kalabahi Barat (West Kalabahi) |
3.39 | 3,909 | 85814 |
| 53.05.01.1002 | Kalabahi Kota (Kalabahi Town) |
0.51 | 2,799 | 85813 |
| 53.05.01.1003 | Kalabahi Tengah (Central Kalabahi) |
1.49 | 6,393 | 85812 |
| 53.05.01.1004 | Kalabahi Timur (East Kalabahi) |
3.39 | 6,109 | 85811 |
| 53.05.01 | Kalabahi Totals | 8.78 | 19,210 | |
| 53.05.01.1005 | Binongko * | 0.73 | 3,434 | 85815 |
| 53.05.01.1006 | Nusa Kenari * | 6.48 | 3,376 | 85819 |
| 53.05.01.1008 | Welai Barat (West Welai) | 17.51 | 3,351 | 85816 |
| 53.05.01.1009 | Welai Timur (East Welai) | 14.04 | 3,062 | 85817 |
| 53.05.01.1010 | Mutiara * | 5.77 | 5,121 | 85819 |
| 53.05.01.1011 | Wetabua * | 0.65 | 2,366 | 85819 |
| 53.05.01.2012 | Lendola | 4.25 | 3,917 | 85819 |
| 53.05.01.2013 | Fanating | 12.18 | 2,089 | 85819 |
| 53.05.01.2014 | Motongbang | 3.03 | 2,807 | 85819 |
| 53.05.01.2015 | Air Kenari | 0.86 | 2,309 | 85819 |
| 53.05.01.2018 | Teluk Kenari | 5.04 | 1,061 | 85819 |
| 53.05.01.2019 | Adang Buom | 0.87 | 1,925 | 85819 |
| 53.05.01 | Rest of Teluk Mutiara District |
71.41 | 34,818 |
Note: The four kelurahan indicated by asterisks (*) are suburbs of Kalabahi town.
Transportation
editThe town is served by Alor Island Airport.
Climate
editKalabahi has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) with a long dry season and a short wet season.
| Climate data for Kalabahi | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.5 (85.1) |
29.2 (84.6) |
29.9 (85.8) |
30.4 (86.7) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.0 (86.0) |
29.4 (84.9) |
29.4 (84.9) |
29.7 (85.5) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.1 (86.2) |
29.9 (85.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.6 (79.9) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.3 (77.5) |
26.2 (79.2) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.3 (79.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.7 (74.7) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
21.3 (70.3) |
20.7 (69.3) |
21.0 (69.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.1 (75.4) |
22.6 (72.7) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 234 (9.2) |
209 (8.2) |
189 (7.4) |
100 (3.9) |
64 (2.5) |
42 (1.7) |
19 (0.7) |
3 (0.1) |
6 (0.2) |
23 (0.9) |
94 (3.7) |
190 (7.5) |
1,173 (46) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[3] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Teluk Mutiara Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5307010)
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Teluk Mutiara Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5307010)
- ^ "Climate: Kalabahi". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
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