Kimaam, Merauke

Kimaam
Kimaam is located in South Papua
Kimaam
Kimaam
Location in South Papua
Kimaam is located in Western New Guinea
Kimaam
Kimaam
Location in Indonesian Papua
Coordinates: 7°59′06″S 138°50′49″E / 7.985°S 138.847°E / -7.985; 138.847
Country Indonesia
ProvinceSouth Papua
RegencyMerauke Regency
Elevation
49 ft (15 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
5,605[1]
Time zoneUTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Standard Time)

Kimaam is a district in Merauke Regency in South Papua province, Indonesia. Its population is 5605 in 2010.[1]: 2048  It is mainly located on Yos Sudarso Island.[2]

Administrative territory

Kimaam District is the main settlement in Yos Sudarso Island and is divided into thirteen villages, although the proper continuous settlement only consists of five villages (listed in italic).[3]

  • Deka
  • Kalilam
  • Kimaam
  • Kiworo
  • Komolom
  • Kumbis
  • Mambum
  • Purawanderu
  • Teri
  • Turiram
  • Umanderu
  • Webu
  • Woner

Climate

Kimaam has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with moderate to little rainfall from June to October and heavy rainfall from November to May.

Climate data for Kimaam
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.2
(88.2) 		30.9
(87.6) 		31.0
(87.8) 		31.1
(88.0) 		30.5
(86.9) 		29.3
(84.7) 		28.7
(83.7) 		29.1
(84.4) 		30.3
(86.5) 		31.2
(88.2) 		31.9
(89.4) 		31.7
(89.1) 		30.6
(87.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.2
(81.0) 		26.9
(80.4) 		27.0
(80.6) 		27.0
(80.6) 		26.6
(79.9) 		25.4
(77.7) 		25.0
(77.0) 		25.0
(77.0) 		25.7
(78.3) 		26.6
(79.9) 		27.2
(81.0) 		27.4
(81.3) 		26.4
(79.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.2
(73.8) 		23.0
(73.4) 		23.1
(73.6) 		23.0
(73.4) 		22.7
(72.9) 		21.6
(70.9) 		21.3
(70.3) 		20.9
(69.6) 		21.1
(70.0) 		22.0
(71.6) 		22.6
(72.7) 		23.2
(73.8) 		22.3
(72.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 295
(11.6) 		249
(9.8) 		300
(11.8) 		229
(9.0) 		171
(6.7) 		86
(3.4) 		82
(3.2) 		51
(2.0) 		55
(2.2) 		91
(3.6) 		148
(5.8) 		231
(9.1) 		1,988
(78.2)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Population of Indonesia by Village: Result of 2010 Population Census" (PDF). Statistics Indonesia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2013. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  2. ^ "Yos Sudarso Island". GeoFact of the Day. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  3. ^ Badan Informasi Geospasial, Peta Rupa Bumi Indonesia
  4. ^ "Climate: Kimaam". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved July 23, 2020.


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