Bangkalan

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Bangkalan
Town
Bangkalan is located in Java
Bangkalan
Bangkalan
Location in Java and Indonesia
Coordinates: 7°01′31″S 112°45′07″E / 7.025313°S 112.751930°E / -7.025313; 112.751930Coordinates: 7°01′31″S 112°45′07″E / 7.025313°S 112.751930°E / -7.025313; 112.751930
CountryIndonesia
RegionJava
ProvinceEast Java
RegencyBangkalan Regency
Area
 • Total35.02 km2 (13.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)
 • Total86,250
 • Density2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 31

Bangkalan is a town on the western coast of Madura Island in Indonesia, the government seat of the Bangkalan Regency.

Tourism[]

Mount Jaddih is 10 kilometres from Bangkalan and can be accessed by a motorcycle to the mountain top to see Bangkalan town and Suramadu Bridge. The 500-hectare limestone hill of Mount Jaddih also offers a spring-water swimming pool for free. Other objects of interest to tourists near Bangkalan are a lighthouse from the Dutch colonial era (15 kilometers), Rongkang Beach (20 kilometers), and the religious site of Mount Geger (60 kilometers).[1]

Suramadu Bridge to Java[]

The Suramadu Bridge (Indonesian: Jembatan Suramadu), also known as the Surabaya–Madura Bridge, connects Bangkalan town on Madura to the mainland of Java.

Climate[]

Bangkalan has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with moderate to little rainfall from June to October and heavy rainfall from November to May.

Climate data for Bangkalan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 30.7
(87.3) 		30.8
(87.4) 		31.0
(87.8) 		31.6
(88.9) 		31.8
(89.2) 		31.5
(88.7) 		31.0
(87.8) 		31.6
(88.9) 		32.3
(90.1) 		33.2
(91.8) 		33.0
(91.4) 		31.3
(88.3) 		31.7
(89.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.2
(81.0) 		27.2
(81.0) 		27.3
(81.1) 		27.7
(81.9) 		27.7
(81.9) 		27.2
(81.0) 		26.6
(79.9) 		26.9
(80.4) 		27.5
(81.5) 		28.7
(83.7) 		28.6
(83.5) 		27.5
(81.5) 		27.5
(81.5)
Average low °C (°F) 23.8
(74.8) 		23.6
(74.5) 		23.6
(74.5) 		23.8
(74.8) 		23.6
(74.5) 		22.9
(73.2) 		22.3
(72.1) 		22.3
(72.1) 		22.8
(73.0) 		24.2
(75.6) 		24.3
(75.7) 		23.8
(74.8) 		23.4
(74.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 289
(11.4) 		236
(9.3) 		252
(9.9) 		218
(8.6) 		164
(6.5) 		98
(3.9) 		54
(2.1) 		36
(1.4) 		33
(1.3) 		65
(2.6) 		141
(5.6) 		252
(9.9) 		1,838
(72.5)
Source: Climate-Data.org[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Musthofa Bisri (August 11, 2014). "Mount Jaddih, New Tourism Spot of Bangkalan".
  2. ^ "Climate: Bangkalan". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  • Witton, Patrick (2003). Indonesia. Melbourne: Lonely Planet. p. 166. ISBN 1-74059-154-2.


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