Waingapu
Waingapu is the largest town in the eastern half of the island of Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. It is the capital town of the Regency of Sumba Timur. The town (a district of the regency) had a population of 35,932 inhabitants at the official mid 2021 estimates.[2]
Waingapu | |
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 View of Waingapu, Sumba | |
  Waingapu Location in Indonesia  Waingapu Waingapu (Indonesia) | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Region | Lesser Sunda Islands |
| Province | East Nusa Tenggara |
| Regency | East Sumba |
| Area | |
| • Total | 191 km2 (73.8 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2021 estimate) | |
| • Total | 35,932 |
| [1] | |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (WITA / UTC) |
Transportation
Sumba Timur's Waingapu Airport 'Umbu Mehang Kunda' (IATA: WGP - ICAO: WRRW) is located in Waingapu, and the town is served by ferries from nearby islands.
Climate
Waingapu has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh) with relatively cooler dry season and hotter wet season. It has high humidity year round. It is the driest place in Indonesia with only 810 millimetres (32 in) of rain yearly.
| Climate data for Waingapu | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 32.0 (89.6) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
33 (91) |
33 (91) |
33 (91) |
31.9 (89.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27 (81) |
26 (79) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.5 (77.9) |
26.5 (79.7) |
28 (82) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.5 (83.3) |
27.3 (81.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 24.0 (75.2) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
21 (70) |
20 (68) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
22.6 (72.5) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 170 (6.7) |
160 (6.3) |
145 (5.7) |
70 (2.8) |
35 (1.4) |
25 (1.0) |
10 (0.4) |
5 (0.2) |
5 (0.2) |
10 (0.4) |
40 (1.6) |
135 (5.3) |
810 (32) |
| Source: Climates To Travel[3] | |||||||||||||
References
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.
- "Climate - Sumba". Retrieved January 8, 2020.
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