Bajawa

Summary

Bajawa is a town of Flores, Indonesia and the capital of the Ngada Regency. Ngada Regency is part of East Nusa Tenggara province and located to the east of Ruteng.

Bajawa
Bajawa
Bajawa
Bajawa is located in Flores
Bajawa
Bajawa
Location in Indonesia
Bajawa is located in Indonesia
Bajawa
Bajawa
Bajawa (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 8°48′29″S 120°57′22″E / 8.80806°S 120.95611°E / -8.80806; 120.95611
CountryIndonesia
RegionLesser Sunda Islands
ProvinceEast Nusa Tenggara
RegencyNgada
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • Total40,259
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (WITA)

Bajawa features natural hot springs which are used for bathing[2] and volcanic scenery[3] due to the proximity of the Inierie Volcano. The population is primarily Roman Catholic.

Transportation edit

The town is served by two minor airports:

Climate edit

Bajawa has a cool tropical savanna climate (Aw) with moderate to little rainfall from May to October and heavy to very heavy rainfall from November to April.

Climate data for Bajawa
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 24.9
(76.8)
24.6
(76.3)
24.9
(76.8)
25.2
(77.4)
24.6
(76.3)
23.9
(75.0)
23.7
(74.7)
24.1
(75.4)
25.2
(77.4)
26.2
(79.2)
26.1
(79.0)
25.4
(77.7)
24.9
(76.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 20.2
(68.4)
20.1
(68.2)
20.2
(68.4)
20.2
(68.4)
19.6
(67.3)
18.8
(65.8)
18.2
(64.8)
18.3
(64.9)
19.3
(66.7)
20.4
(68.7)
20.9
(69.6)
20.6
(69.1)
19.7
(67.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 15.6
(60.1)
15.6
(60.1)
15.5
(59.9)
15.2
(59.4)
14.6
(58.3)
13.7
(56.7)
12.7
(54.9)
12.5
(54.5)
13.4
(56.1)
14.7
(58.5)
15.8
(60.4)
15.8
(60.4)
14.6
(58.3)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 376
(14.8)
308
(12.1)
257
(10.1)
130
(5.1)
86
(3.4)
33
(1.3)
49
(1.9)
26
(1.0)
20
(0.8)
80
(3.1)
170
(6.7)
300
(11.8)
1,835
(72.1)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]

References edit

  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Ngada Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5309)
  2. ^ Kim "kcheepv". "Ruteng to Bajawa by car". GLOBOsapiens.net. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  3. ^ Moxon, Mark. "Indonesia: Bajawa". Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  4. ^ "Climate: Bajawa". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 18 November 2020.

External links edit

Bajawa Travel Guide Information