Sentani is a town in Papua Province, Indonesia. It is the administrative seat of Jayapura Regency. The town is located to the north of Lake Sentani and to the south of the Cyclops Mountains.[2]
Sentani | |
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Coordinates: 2°33′57.8844″S 140°30′20.6748″E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Papua |
Regency | Jayapura Regency |
Area | |
• Total | 87.2 sq mi (225.9 km2) |
Elevation | 308 ft (94 m) |
Population (2020 Census) | |
• Total | 71,174 |
• Density | 820/sq mi (320/km2) |
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Time zone | UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Standard Time) |
Sentani is served by Sentani International Airport. The town is linked to Jayapura by a paved highway.
Sentani has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate to heavy rainfall year-round.
Climate data for Sentani | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 30.9 (87.6) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.9 (87.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.5 (79.7) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.5 (79.7) |
Average low °C (°F) | 22.2 (72.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.1 (71.8) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.2 (71.9) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 236 (9.3) |
231 (9.1) |
262 (10.3) |
185 (7.3) |
126 (5.0) |
115 (4.5) |
101 (4.0) |
121 (4.8) |
120 (4.7) |
120 (4.7) |
163 (6.4) |
223 (8.8) |
2,003 (78.9) |
Source: Climate-Data.org[3] |
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Capital: Jayapura | ||
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