Sarmi is a coastal town and the administrative center of Sarmi Regency in the province of Papua in Indonesia.
Sarmi
Indonesian: Sarmi | |
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town | |
![]() ![]() Sarmi Location in Western New Guinea | |
Coordinates: 01°51′09.4″S 138°45′02.7″E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Papua |
Province | ![]() |
Regency | Sarmi Regency |
Area | |
• Total | 419 km2 (162 sq mi) |
Population (mid 2021 estimate) | |
• Total | 13,944 |
• Density | 33/km2 (86/sq mi) |
[1] | |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time) |
Climate | Af |
The town resides on the Sarmi Peninsula along the Pacific or north coast of the main island of New Guinea.
The nearby Kumamba Islands are located 10 miles to the north of the Sarmi Peninsula.
Sarmi has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.
Climate data for Sarmi | |||||||||||||
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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) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.3 (88.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.0 (80.6) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.8 (80.2) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.9 (80.5) |
Average low °C (°F) | 22.8 (73.0) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.7 (72.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 268 (10.6) |
210 (8.3) |
280 (11.0) |
227 (8.9) |
256 (10.1) |
204 (8.0) |
230 (9.1) |
222 (8.7) |
211 (8.3) |
204 (8.0) |
199 (7.8) |
229 (9.0) |
2,740 (107.8) |
Source: Climate-Data.org[2] |
In the Papua Railway Development Plan, the province of Papua plans to build a railway connecting Jayapura, Sarmi, Nabire, and finally to connect the first phase of the project, which is expected to be completed in 2019, in Manokwari, and another branch to connect to Timika. Related issues are still under study.[4]
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