Nabire is a town in the Indonesian province of Central Papua, at the western end of New Guinea. The town is the administrative seat of the Nabire Regency, and has been designated to be the administrative capital of the new province. It is served by Douw Aturure Airport.[2]
Nabire | |
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Town | |
![]() Douw Aturure Airport in Nabire | |
![]() ![]() Nabire Location in Western New Guinea | |
Coordinates: 3.368183°S 135.496406°E / -3.368183; 135.496406 | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Western New Guinea |
Province | Central Papua |
Regency | Nabire Regency |
Area | |
• Total | 109.01 km2 (42.09 sq mi) |
Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
Population (mid 2021 estimate) | |
• Total | 99,848 |
• Density | 920/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
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Time zone | UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time) |
Area code | (+62) 984 |
The town lies on the northern coast of the island on Cenderawasih Bay.
Nabire has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.
Climate data for Nabire | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 31.3 (88.3) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.0 (87.8) |
30.5 (86.9) |
29.4 (84.9) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.8 (83.8) |
29.4 (84.9) |
30.2 (86.4) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.3 (88.3) |
30.3 (86.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.0 (80.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.8 (80.2) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.4 (79.5) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.5 (79.7) |
Average low °C (°F) | 22.8 (73.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.7 (72.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.7 (72.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 368 (14.5) |
372 (14.6) |
402 (15.8) |
295 (11.6) |
300 (11.8) |
254 (10.0) |
268 (10.6) |
317 (12.5) |
259 (10.2) |
273 (10.7) |
244 (9.6) |
305 (12.0) |
3,657 (143.9) |
Source: Climate-Data.org[3] |
Nabire a tourist resort, with numerous attractions, including:
Regencies and cities of Central Papua | |
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Capital: Nabire | |
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