Ranai, Natuna Island

Ranai Kota
Mount Ranai
Mount Ranai
Ranai Kota is located in South China Sea
Ranai Kota
Ranai Kota
Location in South China Sea
Ranai Kota is located in Riau Islands
Ranai Kota
Ranai Kota
Location in the Riau Islands
Coordinates: 3°56′N 108°23′E / 3.933°N 108.383°E / 3.933; 108.383
Country Indonesia
Province Riau Islands
RegencyNatuna Regency
DistrictEast Bunguran
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total29,777
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Post code
29783
Area code(+62) 773

Ranai Kota (lit.'Ranai City') is the capital of the Natuna Regency archipelago in the Riau Islands, Indonesia. It has one airport and can be reached by boat. It is located on Bunguran (or Natuna) Island, in East Bunguran District (kecamatan Bunguran Timur), which had a population of 29,777 in mid 2022.[1]

Medical

There is a hospital, Rumah Sakit Umum Daerah Natuna (RSUD Natuna) located on Jalan Ali Murtopo.

Transport

Air

Ranai Airport

Raden Sadjad Airport located in Ranai Kota serves flights to Batam and Tanjungpinang.

Sea

Ranai Kota also has a port, its name is Port of Penagi.[2]

Climate

Ranai Kota has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Ranai Kota
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 28.1
(82.6)
28.5
(83.3)
29.7
(85.5)
30.9
(87.6)
31.1
(88.0)
30.7
(87.3)
30.7
(87.3)
30.5
(86.9)
30.6
(87.1)
30.2
(86.4)
29.8
(85.6)
28.7
(83.7)
30.0
(85.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.5
(77.9)
25.8
(78.4)
26.6
(79.9)
27.2
(81.0)
27.4
(81.3)
27.2
(81.0)
27.1
(80.8)
26.9
(80.4)
27.1
(80.8)
26.8
(80.2)
26.6
(79.9)
26.0
(78.8)
26.7
(80.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.9
(73.2)
23.2
(73.8)
23.5
(74.3)
23.6
(74.5)
23.8
(74.8)
23.7
(74.7)
23.5
(74.3)
23.4
(74.1)
23.6
(74.5)
23.5
(74.3)
23.4
(74.1)
23.3
(73.9)
23.5
(74.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 232
(9.1)
129
(5.1)
177
(7.0)
141
(5.6)
162
(6.4)
167
(6.6)
155
(6.1)
144
(5.7)
187
(7.4)
291
(11.5)
257
(10.1)
279
(11.0)
2,321
(91.6)
Source: Climate-Data.org[3]

Religion

A couple of mosques exist, some being the Nurul Falah Mosque and the Ibnu Salim Mosque. Ranai Kota also has several churches, located not far from the downtown and also airport.

References

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Natuna Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.2103)
  2. ^ "Tahun Ini Pelabuhan Penagi Dikembangkan" (in Indonesian). Batam Pos. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Climate: Ranai". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved November 11, 2020.

3°56′N 108°23′E / 3.933°N 108.383°E / 3.933; 108.383

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