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.
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Bajawa | |
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Bajawa | |
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Region | Lesser Sunda Islands |
| Province | East Nusa Tenggara |
| Regency | Ngada |
| Population | |
| • Total | 39,442 |
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| Time zone | UTC+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.
The town is served by two minor airports:
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 | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °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) |
| Average low °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] | |||||||||||||
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