Barabai

Barabai
Barabai
Town
	Barabai
	Coordinates: 2°35′S 115°23′E / 2.583°S 115.383°ECoordinates: 2°35′S 115°23′E / 2.583°S 115.383°E
Country	Indonesia
Province	South Kalimantan
Villages	18
Area
• Total	40.71 km2 (15.72 sq mi)
Population (2019)
• Total	60,873
• Density	1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (WITA)
Area code(s)	+62 517

Barabai is the capital city of Hulu Sungai Tengah Regency, South Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is located 165km away from Banjarmasin, the capital of the province. The town is at the feet of the Meratus Mountains that runs in a north-south arc on the island of Borneo.

Climate[]

Barabai has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall in August and September and heavy rainfall in the remaining months.

Climate data for Barabai
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	29.6 (85.3)	30.1 (86.2)	30.4 (86.7)	30.8 (87.4)	30.9 (87.6)	30.6 (87.1)	30.5 (86.9)	31.2 (88.2)	31.4 (88.5)	31.6 (88.9)	30.9 (87.6)	30.1 (86.2)	30.7 (87.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	26.1 (79.0)	26.4 (79.5)	26.7 (80.1)	26.9 (80.4)	27.0 (80.6)	26.6 (79.9)	26.3 (79.3)	26.7 (80.1)	26.9 (80.4)	27.2 (81.0)	26.9 (80.4)	26.5 (79.7)	26.7 (80.0)
Average low °C (°F)	22.7 (72.9)	22.8 (73.0)	23.0 (73.4)	23.1 (73.6)	23.2 (73.8)	22.6 (72.7)	22.1 (71.8)	22.2 (72.0)	22.4 (72.3)	22.8 (73.0)	22.9 (73.2)	22.9 (73.2)	22.7 (72.9)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	256 (10.1)	285 (11.2)	235 (9.3)	214 (8.4)	194 (7.6)	130 (5.1)	141 (5.6)	113 (4.4)	114 (4.5)	146 (5.7)	264 (10.4)	318 (12.5)	2,410 (94.8)
Source: Climate-Data.org^[2]

References[]

^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
^ "Climate: Barabai". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

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[1] Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.

[2] "Climate: Barabai". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

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