Pamekasan (Madurese: Mekkasân) is a town and district which serves as the administrative center of Pamekasan Regency, East Java Province, Indonesia. It is located on the island of Madura, in an inland location towards the south coast of the island.
Pamekasan
Mekkasân | |
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Coordinates: 7°09′27″S 113°28′18″E / 7.157411°S 113.471789°E | |
Country | Indonesia |
Province | East Java |
Regency | Pamekasan Regency |
Area | |
• Total | 26.47 km2 (10.22 sq mi) |
Population (mid 2023 estimate)[2] | |
• Total | 91,160 |
• Density | 3,400/km2 (8,900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time) |
Postcodes | 69311,69312, 69314, 69316, 69317 |
Area code | (+62) 324 |
Villages | 18 |
Pamekasan consists of 18 villages (Kelurahan or Desa) namely:
Nine of the above (indicated by asterisks) are classed as urban (kelurahan) and nine as rural (desa).
Pamekasan has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) with moderate to little rainfall from May to November and heavy rainfall from December to April.
Climate data for Pamekasan | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.0 (87.8) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.6 (88.9) |
32.3 (90.1) |
33.0 (91.4) |
33.0 (91.4) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.7 (89.0) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.7 (80.1) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.6 (79.9) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.7 (81.9) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.9 (80.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.4 (72.3) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.5 (72.5) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.6 (70.9) |
22.5 (72.5) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.1 (71.8) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 260 (10.2) |
239 (9.4) |
254 (10.0) |
179 (7.0) |
107 (4.2) |
72 (2.8) |
41 (1.6) |
11 (0.4) |
11 (0.4) |
38 (1.5) |
122 (4.8) |
239 (9.4) |
1,573 (61.7) |
Source: Climate-Data.org[3] |