Melonguane
Melonguane | |
|---|---|
  Melonguane Location in North Sulawesi and Indonesia  Melonguane Melonguane (Indonesia) | |
| Coordinates: 4°0′16.3368″N 126°40′57.5688″E / 4.004538000°N 126.682658000°E / 4.004538000; 126.682658000 | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province | North Sulawesi |
| Regency | Talaud Islands Regency |
| Area | |
| • Total | 48.55 sq mi (125.74 km2) |
| Elevation | 200 ft (61 m) |
| Population (2020 Census) | |
| • Total | 15,670 |
| • Density | 320/sq mi (120/km2) |
| [1] | |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (Indonesia Central Standard Time) |
Melonguane is a town and district in Talaud Islands Regency in North Sulawesi province and it is the capital of the regency. Its population was 10,463 at the 2010 Census.[2] The district was subsequently split in two, with a new East Melonguane district being created out of the eastern 38.5%. The areas and populations at the 2020 Census were as follows:
| Name | Area in km2 |
Population Census 2020[3] |
|---|---|---|
| Melonguane | 77.39 | 11,920 |
| East Melonguane | 48.35 | 3,750 |
| Totals | 125.74 | 15,670 |
Climate
Melonguane has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to rainfall year-round.
| Climate data for Melonguane | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.3 (86.5) |
30.4 (86.7) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.4 (86.7) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.3 (88.3) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.9 (87.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.0 (78.8) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.5 (79.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.8 (71.2) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.3 (72.1) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.2 (71.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 337 (13.3) |
210 (8.3) |
270 (10.6) |
239 (9.4) |
305 (12.0) |
315 (12.4) |
284 (11.2) |
211 (8.3) |
213 (8.4) |
245 (9.6) |
294 (11.6) |
312 (12.3) |
3,235 (127.4) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[4] | |||||||||||||