Kalabahi

Not to be confused with Kalahari.
Kalabahi
Kalabahi harbour
Kalabahi harbour
Kalabahi is located in Lesser Sunda Islands
Kalabahi
Kalabahi
Kalabahi is located in Indonesia
Kalabahi
Kalabahi
Kalabahi (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 8°13′S 124°31′E / 8.217°S 124.517°E / -8.217; 124.517
Country Indonesia
RegionLesser Sunda Islands
ProvinceEast Nusa Tenggara
RegencyAlor Regency
Area
 • Total
8.78 km2 (3.39 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • Total
19,210
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (Indonesia Central Time)
Area code(+62) 386

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.

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

The town is served by Alor Island Airport.

Climate

Kalabahi 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]


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References

  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Teluk Mutiara Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5307010)
  2. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Teluk Mutiara Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5307010)
  3. ^ "Climate: Kalabahi". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
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