Barabai is the capital city of Hulu Sungai Tengah Regency, South Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is located 165km away from Banjarmasin, the capital of the province. The town is at the feet of the Meratus Mountains that runs in a north-south arc on the island of Borneo.
Barabai | |
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Town | |
![]() ![]() Barabai | |
Coordinates: 2°35′S 115°23′E | |
Country | Indonesia |
Province | South Kalimantan |
Villages | 18 |
Area | |
• Total | 40.71 km2 (15.72 sq mi) |
Population (2019) | |
• Total | 60,873 |
• Density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
[1] | |
Time zone | UTC+8 (WITA) |
Area code(s) | +62 517 |
Barabai has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall in August and September and heavy rainfall in the remaining months.
Climate data for Barabai | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 29.6 (85.3) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.4 (86.7) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.5 (86.9) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.6 (88.9) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.7 (87.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.1 (79.0) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.7 (80.0) |
Average low °C (°F) | 22.7 (72.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.7 (72.9) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 256 (10.1) |
285 (11.2) |
235 (9.3) |
214 (8.4) |
194 (7.6) |
130 (5.1) |
141 (5.6) |
113 (4.4) |
114 (4.5) |
146 (5.7) |
264 (10.4) |
318 (12.5) |
2,410 (94.8) |
Source: Climate-Data.org[2] |
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