Tambolaka (Waitabula)
Tambolaka (Waitabula) is located in Sumba
Tambolaka (Waitabula)
Tambolaka (Waitabula)
Location in Indonesia
Tambolaka (Waitabula) is located in Indonesia
Tambolaka (Waitabula)
Tambolaka (Waitabula)
Tambolaka (Waitabula) (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 9°26′S 119°14′E / 9.433°S 119.233°E / -9.433; 119.233
CountryIndonesia
RegionLesser Sunda Islands
ProvinceEast Nusa Tenggara
RegencySouthwest Sumba
Area
  Total98.95 km2 (38.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)
  Total35,790
  Metro density361.7/km2 (937/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (WITA / UTC)

Kota Tambolaka (Tambolaka city) is the administrative capital of the Southwest Sumba Regency (Kabupaten Sumba Barat Daya), on the island of Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. Tambolaka was in fact the name of the airport, the real former name of the city being Waitabula (sometimes written Weetabula).

Climate

Tambolaka has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) with moderate to little rainfall from May to November and heavy rainfall from December to April.

Climate data for Tambolaka
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.7
(87.3)
30.1
(86.2)
30.7
(87.3)
31.1
(88.0)
30.7
(87.3)
30.2
(86.4)
30.1
(86.2)
30.6
(87.1)
31.3
(88.3)
31.9
(89.4)
31.5
(88.7)
30.9
(87.6)
30.8
(87.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.7
(78.3)
25.3
(77.5)
25.7
(78.3)
25.6
(78.1)
25.0
(77.0)
24.3
(75.7)
23.6
(74.5)
23.9
(75.0)
24.8
(76.6)
25.9
(78.6)
26.3
(79.3)
25.9
(78.6)
25.2
(77.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 20.7
(69.3)
20.6
(69.1)
20.7
(69.3)
20.2
(68.4)
19.4
(66.9)
18.4
(65.1)
17.2
(63.0)
17.3
(63.1)
18.4
(65.1)
19.9
(67.8)
21.2
(70.2)
21.0
(69.8)
19.6
(67.3)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 301
(11.9)
280
(11.0)
233
(9.2)
133
(5.2)
65
(2.6)
47
(1.9)
19
(0.7)
17
(0.7)
19
(0.7)
44
(1.7)
70
(2.8)
236
(9.3)
1,464
(57.7)
Source: Climate-Data.org[2]

Transportation

The town is served by Tambolaka Airport.

References

  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. "Climate: Tambolaka". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 17 November 2020.


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