Lowokwaru

Lowokwaru
Lowokwaru
District
	Kecamatan Lowokwaru
	Northern side of Brawijaya University view in Lowokwaru and far view of Mount Kawi-Butak
	Map of Malang with Lowokwaru highlighted
	Coordinates: 7°56′40″S 112°37′10″E / 7.944518°S 112.619456°E
Country	Indonesia
Province	East Java
City	Malang
Area
• Total	20.89 km2 (8.07 sq mi)
Elevation	459 m (1,506 ft)
Population (2010)
• Total	186,013
• Density	8,900/km2 (23,000/sq mi)
Website	keclowokwaru.malangkota.go.id

Lowokwaru is a district (kecamatan) in Malang, East Java, Indonesia. Lowokwaru is the home of notable universities and colleges in Malang.

History

Before 1988, Lowokwaru was just urban villages (kelurahan) and part of Blimbing. In April 1988, the city government of Malang divided from former western side of Blimbing and create Lowokwaru into 12 urban villages.^[1]

Urban villages

There are 12 urban villages (kelurahan) in Lowokwaru:^[2]

Jatimulyo, postal code 65141
Lowokwaru, postal code 65141
Tulusrejo, postal code 65141
Mojolangu, postal code 65142
Tunjungsekar, postal code 65142
Tasikmadu, postal code 65143
Tunggulwulung, postal code 65143
Dinoyo, postal code 65144
Merjosari, postal code 65144
Tlogomas, postal code 65144
Sumbersari, postal code 65145
Ketawanggede, postal code 65145

Geography

Climate

The climate in Lowokwaru features tropical monsoon climate (Am) according to Köppen–Geiger climate classification system, as the climate precipitation throughout the year is greatly influenced by the monsoon, bordering with subtropical highland climate (Cwb). Most months of the year are marked by significant rainfall. The short dry season has little impact. The average temperature in Lowokwaru is 23.8 °C. In a year, the average rainfall is 2101 mm.

Climate data for Lowokwaru, Malang (elevation 459 m or 1,506 ft)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	28.5 (83.3)	28.5 (83.3)	28.5 (83.3)	28.7 (83.7)	29 (84)	28.8 (83.8)	28.4 (83.1)	29.3 (84.7)	29.8 (85.6)	30.4 (86.7)	29.5 (85.1)	28.5 (83.3)	29.0 (84.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	24.1 (75.4)	24.1 (75.4)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23.9 (75.0)	23.2 (73.8)	22.5 (72.5)	23.2 (73.8)	23.6 (74.5)	24.5 (76.1)	24.3 (75.7)	23.7 (74.7)	23.8 (74.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	19.7 (67.5)	19.7 (67.5)	19.5 (67.1)	19.3 (66.7)	18.9 (66.0)	17.7 (63.9)	16.6 (61.9)	17.1 (62.8)	17.5 (63.5)	18.6 (65.5)	19.2 (66.6)	19 (66)	18.6 (65.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	337 (13.3)	313 (12.3)	295 (11.6)	174 (6.9)	132 (5.2)	76 (3.0)	46 (1.8)	26 (1.0)	46 (1.8)	106 (4.2)	224 (8.8)	326 (12.8)	2,101 (82.7)
Average relative humidity (%)	81.7	82.3	82.2	79.2	79.8	77.3	75.1	72.9	70.9	70.9	74.4	79.1	77.1
Source 1: Climate-Data.org (temp & precip)^[3]
Source 2: Weatherbase (humidity)^[4]

References

^ BADAR, Kecamatan Lowokwaru Kota Malang Negara Indonesia Provinsi Jawa Timur Kota Malang Pemerintahan • Camat IMAM; SE; Luas 2, M. Si; Kelurahan, 089 513 Ha Jumlah penduduk Kepadatan jiwa/km2 Desa/kelurahan 12. "Profil | Kecamatan Lowokwaru Kota Malang" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2019-04-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Kelurahan | Kecamatan Lowokwaru Kota Malang" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2019-04-20.
^ "Climate: Lowokwaru, Malang". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
^ "Malang, Indonesia". Weatherbase. Retrieved 20 April 2019.