District in West Papua, Indonesia
Bintuni (Dutch: Steenkool) is a small town and administrative district in West Papua, Indonesia and seat of the Teluk Bintuni Regency. The town comprises two villages (West Bintuni and East Bintuni) with a combined population of 13,795 at the 2010 Census[2] and 22,757 inhabitants as at mid 2022. The town is located near the southeast coast of the Bird's Head Peninsula on Bintuni Bay.[3][4] It is served by Steenkool Airport. The district had 18,663 inhabitants in 2010,[5] which increased to 34,192 by mid 2023.[1]
Climate
Bintuni has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall in all months except July and August.
Climate data for Bintuni
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Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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31.0 (87.8)
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30.8 (87.4)
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30.8 (87.4)
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30.7 (87.3)
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30.4 (86.7)
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29.8 (85.6)
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29.1 (84.4)
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29.2 (84.6)
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29.8 (85.6)
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30.6 (87.1)
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31.1 (88.0)
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31.2 (88.2)
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30.4 (86.7)
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Daily mean °C (°F)
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27.1 (80.8)
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27.0 (80.6)
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27.2 (81.0)
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27.1 (80.8)
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26.9 (80.4)
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26.5 (79.7)
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26.0 (78.8)
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26.0 (78.8)
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26.4 (79.5)
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26.9 (80.4)
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27.3 (81.1)
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27.3 (81.1)
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26.8 (80.3)
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Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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23.2 (73.8)
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23.3 (73.9)
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23.6 (74.5)
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23.5 (74.3)
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23.5 (74.3)
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23.2 (73.8)
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22.9 (73.2)
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22.8 (73.0)
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23.0 (73.4)
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23.2 (73.8)
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23.5 (74.3)
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23.4 (74.1)
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23.3 (73.9)
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Average rainfall mm (inches)
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260 (10.2)
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242 (9.5)
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250 (9.8)
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254 (10.0)
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212 (8.3)
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163 (6.4)
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121 (4.8)
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108 (4.3)
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133 (5.2)
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151 (5.9)
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170 (6.7)
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210 (8.3)
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2,274 (89.4)
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Source: Climate-Data.org[6]
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References