Namlea | |
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Town | |
  Namlea Location in the Maluku Islands of Indonesia | |
| Coordinates:3°15′S127°5′E / 3.250°S 127.083°E /-3.250; 127.083 | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Maluku |
| Regency | Buru |
| Area | |
• Total | 951.15 km2 (367.24 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2022 estimate)[2] | |
• Total | 37,869 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (WIB) |
Namlea[3] is a town and district (kecamatan) situated on the north side of Kayeli Bay on the northeastern coast of theIndonesian island ofBuru.[4] It is the capital of theBuru Regency.
Namlea has atropical savanna climate (Aw) with moderate to heavy rainfall from December to July and moderate to little rainfall from August to November. Due to a strong rainshadow effect, it has the lowest rainfall on Buru Island.
| Climate data for Namlea | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.8 (87.4) | 30.8 (87.4) | 30.8 (87.4) | 30.4 (86.7) | 29.6 (85.3) | 29.1 (84.4) | 28.1 (82.6) | 28.4 (83.1) | 29.4 (84.9) | 30.1 (86.2) | 31.4 (88.5) | 31.0 (87.8) | 30.0 (86.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.3 (81.1) | 27.2 (81.0) | 27.3 (81.1) | 27.1 (80.8) | 26.6 (79.9) | 26.4 (79.5) | 25.6 (78.1) | 25.7 (78.3) | 26.2 (79.2) | 26.5 (79.7) | 27.7 (81.9) | 27.4 (81.3) | 26.7 (80.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.8 (74.8) | 23.7 (74.7) | 23.8 (74.8) | 23.8 (74.8) | 23.7 (74.7) | 23.7 (74.7) | 23.2 (73.8) | 23.0 (73.4) | 23.0 (73.4) | 22.9 (73.2) | 24.0 (75.2) | 23.8 (74.8) | 23.5 (74.4) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 194 (7.6) | 145 (5.7) | 141 (5.6) | 84 (3.3) | 100 (3.9) | 124 (4.9) | 149 (5.9) | 33 (1.3) | 36 (1.4) | 29 (1.1) | 86 (3.4) | 136 (5.4) | 1,257 (49.5) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[5] | |||||||||||||
