Masamba
Masamba | |
|---|---|
District and town | |
  Masamba Location in Sulawesi | |
| Coordinates: 2°33′11″S 120°19′39″E / 2.55306°S 120.32750°ECoordinates: 2°33′11″S 120°19′39″E / 2.55306°S 120.32750°E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province | South Sulawesi |
| Regency | North Luwu Regency |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,068.85 km2 (412.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 Census) | |
| • Total | 38,024 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (92/sq mi) |
| [1] | |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (WITA) |
| Postal code | 92912 ‒ 92961 |
| Area code(s) | 0473 |
Masamba is a small river town and district (kecamatan) in the North Luwu Regency of South Sulawesi Province of Indonesia which serves as the seat of the regency. The town lies on the . It is served by Andi Jemma Airport.
Much of the land in the region is swampy coastal plains with mangroves found in its shallow waters.[2]
A population of Bugis who are known to be Muslims come from Masamba.[3] A number of these Islamic Bugis moved out of the village into Rompo in the 1940s and into the lowlands of the region into and in the 1950s and 1960s.[4] Rattan trading and making is said to be important to the local economy.[5] Coconuts are also grown near the coast in this region of Sulawesi.
Climate[]
Masamba has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall in September and October and heavy to very heavy rainfall in the remaining months.
| Climate data for Masamba | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 27.7 (81.9) |
27.9 (82.2) |
28.0 (82.4) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.4 (79.5) |
27.5 (81.5) |
28.0 (82.4) |
29.2 (84.6) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.9 (82.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.8 (74.8) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.5 (74.3) |
22.7 (72.9) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.6 (74.5) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.8 (74.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 22.2 (72.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.9 (73.2) |
20.0 (68.0) |
19.0 (66.2) |
19.3 (66.7) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.8 (67.6) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.8 (69.5) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 259 (10.2) |
247 (9.7) |
295 (11.6) |
397 (15.6) |
287 (11.3) |
209 (8.2) |
157 (6.2) |
133 (5.2) |
104 (4.1) |
117 (4.6) |
225 (8.9) |
288 (11.3) |
2,718 (106.9) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[6] | |||||||||||||
References[]
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ Herman Theodoor Verstappen (1983). Applied geomorphology: geomorphological surveys for environmental development. Elsevier. p. 98. ISBN 0-444-42181-5.
- ^ Eva-Lotta E. Hedman (2008). Conflict, violence, and displacement in indonesia. Issue 45 of Studies on Southeast Asia, Cornell Southeast Asia Program, SEAP Publications. p. 189. ISBN 978-0-87727-745-3.
- ^ Gerhard Gerold, Michael Fremerey, Edi Guhardja (2004). Land use, nature conservation and the stability of rainforest margins in Southeast Asia. Springer. p. 93. ISBN 3-540-00603-6.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- ^ Eveline Ferretti (1997). Cutting across the lands: an annotated bibliography on natural resource management and community development in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Malaysia. Issue 16 of Southeast Asia Program series, SEAP Publications. p. 103. ISBN 0-87727-133-X.
- ^ "Climate: Masamba". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
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