Bungku

2°32′S 121°58′E / 2.533°S 121.967°E / -2.533; 121.967

Bungku
Town
Bungku is located in Sulawesi
Bungku
Bungku
Coordinates: 2°32′S 121°58′E / 2.533°S 121.967°E / -2.533; 121.967
Country Indonesia
ProvinceCentral Sulawesi
RegencyMorowali Regency
Population
 (2018)
 • Total
25,477
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (+8)

Bungku is a town and the administrative centre of the Regency of Morowali, in Central Sulawesi Province of Indonesia.[2]

Bungku was originally not the capital of Morowali Regency. When Morowali Regency came into being on 4 October 1999, the capital of the new Regency was Kolonodale.[3] In 2004, the plan to shift the Morowali capital southeast from Kolonodale to Bungku left non-Bungku residents, both Protestant and Muslim, feeling further disenfranchised.[4] Accordingly on 12 April 2013 a separate North Morowali Regency (with its capital at Kolonodale) was established by separating the northwesterly districts from Morowali Regency.

The city is served by Maleo Airport, opened in March 2017.[5]

Climate

Bungku has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from September to November and heavy rainfall from December to August.

Climate data for Bungku
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.0
(87.8) 		30.9
(87.6) 		31.1
(88.0) 		31.1
(88.0) 		30.9
(87.6) 		30.1
(86.2) 		29.7
(85.5) 		30.6
(87.1) 		31.3
(88.3) 		32.2
(90.0) 		32.1
(89.8) 		31.4
(88.5) 		31.0
(87.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.1
(80.8) 		27.0
(80.6) 		27.2
(81.0) 		27.2
(81.0) 		27.2
(81.0) 		26.6
(79.9) 		26.0
(78.8) 		26.5
(79.7) 		26.8
(80.2) 		27.4
(81.3) 		27.7
(81.9) 		27.4
(81.3) 		27.0
(80.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.2
(73.8) 		23.2
(73.8) 		23.3
(73.9) 		23.4
(74.1) 		23.6
(74.5) 		23.1
(73.6) 		22.3
(72.1) 		22.4
(72.3) 		22.3
(72.1) 		22.7
(72.9) 		23.4
(74.1) 		23.4
(74.1) 		23.0
(73.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 170
(6.7) 		172
(6.8) 		212
(8.3) 		248
(9.8) 		235
(9.3) 		247
(9.7) 		205
(8.1) 		160
(6.3) 		90
(3.5) 		72
(2.8) 		98
(3.9) 		143
(5.6) 		2,052
(80.8)
Source: Climate-Data.org[6]

References

  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2018.
  2. ^ "Geographical environment / Morowali Project". Prime Minerals. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Undang-undang (UU) Nomor 51 Tahun 1999 tentang Pembentukan Kabupaten Buol, Kabupaten Morowali, dan Kabupaten Banggai Kepulauan" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Renegotiating boundaries. Access, agency and identity in post-Soeharto Indonesia" (PDF). OAPEN. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Maret 2017, Bandara Maleo Buka Penerbangan". Metro Sulawesi (in Indonesian). 2017-02-15.
  6. ^ "Climate: Bungku". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 19 November 2020.


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