Pangururan is a town and a district of the same name in North Sumatra province of Indonesia and it is the seat (capital) of Samosir Regency, and the largest town on Samosir Island. Its population at the 2020 Census was 34,209.[2]
Pangururan | |
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![]() ![]() Pangururan Location in North Sumatra and Indonesia Show map of Sumatra![]() ![]() Pangururan Pangururan (Indonesia) Show map of Indonesia | |
Coordinates: 2°36′26.8416″N 98°41′45.3588″E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | North Sumatra |
Regency | Samosir Regency |
District | Pangururan District |
Elevation | 4,062 ft (1,238 m) |
Population (2020 Census) | |
• Total | 34,209[1] |
Time zone | UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Standard Time) |
Pangururan has a cool tropical rainforest climate (Af) due to altitude with moderate rainfall from June to August and heavy rainfall in the remaining months.
Climate data for Pangururan | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 25.2 (77.4) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.7 (76.5) |
25.0 (77.0) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 19.9 (67.8) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.2 (68.4) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.3 (68.5) |
19.9 (67.8) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.6 (67.3) |
19.6 (67.3) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.9 (67.8) |
Average low °C (°F) | 14.7 (58.5) |
14.6 (58.3) |
14.9 (58.8) |
15.3 (59.5) |
15.2 (59.4) |
14.7 (58.5) |
14.4 (57.9) |
14.4 (57.9) |
14.8 (58.6) |
15.1 (59.2) |
15.2 (59.4) |
15.0 (59.0) |
14.9 (58.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 194 (7.6) |
159 (6.3) |
209 (8.2) |
211 (8.3) |
152 (6.0) |
95 (3.7) |
81 (3.2) |
113 (4.4) |
180 (7.1) |
231 (9.1) |
233 (9.2) |
223 (8.8) |
2,081 (81.9) |
Source: Climate-Data.org[3] |