Tanjung Balai Karimun
Tanjung Balai Karimun | |
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Town | |
Other transcription(s) | |
• Jawi | تنجوڠ بالاي-كريماون |
• Chinese | 丹戎巴來卡里汶 |
Coordinates: 01°00′00″N 103°25′18″E / 1.00000°N 103.42167°E | |
Country | Indonesia |
Province | Riau Islands |
Regency | Karimun Regency |
Time zone | UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time) |
Area code | (+62) 777 |
Tanjung Balai Karimun (Jawi: تنجوڠ بالاي-كريماون, simplified Chinese: 丹戎巴來卡里汶; traditional Chinese: 丹戎巴萊卡里汶) often abbreviated Tg. Balai, is the main town in the Great Karimun island, part of the Karimun Regency, Riau Islands Province of Indonesia. It is often called Tanjung Balai Karimun to distinguish it from in the Asahan Regency.
Transport[]
It has a port by the same name that has services to Sumatran port/city of Dumai, crossing the Strait of Malacca as well as to Singapore crossing the Straits of Singapore.
The city is served by Sei Bati Airport, which has regular flights to and from Pekanbaru three times weekly.
A view from Port of Tanjung Balai Karimun
Climate[]
Tanjung Balai Karimun has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.
Climate data for Tanjung Balai Karimun | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 30.3 (86.5) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.0 (87.8) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.0 (87.8) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.9 (87.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.0 (78.8) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.5 (79.7) |
Average low °C (°F) | 21.7 (71.1) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.2 (72.0) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 176 (6.9) |
121 (4.8) |
158 (6.2) |
211 (8.3) |
189 (7.4) |
163 (6.4) |
156 (6.1) |
178 (7.0) |
195 (7.7) |
231 (9.1) |
251 (9.9) |
214 (8.4) |
2,243 (88.2) |
Source: Climate-Data.org[1] |
References[]
- ^ "Climate: Tanjung Balai Karimun". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
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- Geography of the Riau Islands
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