Pangururan
Pangururan | |
|---|---|
  Pangururan Location in North Sumatra and Indonesia  Pangururan Pangururan (Indonesia) | |
| Coordinates: 2°36′26.8416″N 98°41′45.3588″E / 2.607456000°N 98.695933000°E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province | North Sumatra |
| Regency | Samosir Regency |
| District | Pangururan District |
| Elevation | 4,062 ft (1,238 m) |
| Population (2020 Census) | |
| • Total | 34,209[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Standard Time) |
Pangururan is a town and a district of the same name in North Sumatra province of Indonesia and it is the seat (capital) of Samosir Regency, and the largest town on Samosir Island. The population of the district at the 2020 Census was 34,209.[2] The district lies mainly on Samosir Island, but two villages (desa Tanjung Bunga and kelurahan Siogung Ogung) lie on the 'mainland' of Sumatra.
Climate
[edit]Pangururan has a cool tropical rainforest climate (Af) due to altitude, with moderate rainfall from June to August and heavy rainfall in the remaining months.
| Climate data for Pangururan | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25.2 (77.4) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.7 (76.5) |
25.0 (77.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 19.9 (67.8) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.2 (68.4) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.3 (68.5) |
19.9 (67.8) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.6 (67.3) |
19.6 (67.3) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.9 (67.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.7 (58.5) |
14.6 (58.3) |
14.9 (58.8) |
15.3 (59.5) |
15.2 (59.4) |
14.7 (58.5) |
14.4 (57.9) |
14.4 (57.9) |
14.8 (58.6) |
15.1 (59.2) |
15.2 (59.4) |
15.0 (59.0) |
14.9 (58.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 194 (7.6) |
159 (6.3) |
209 (8.2) |
211 (8.3) |
152 (6.0) |
95 (3.7) |
81 (3.2) |
113 (4.4) |
180 (7.1) |
231 (9.1) |
233 (9.2) |
223 (8.8) |
2,081 (81.9) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[3] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ "Climate: Pangururan". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
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