Tahuna is a town and the capital of Sangihe Islands Regency in North Sulawesi province, Indonesia. It stretches across the administrative districts (kecamatan) of Tahuna, Tahuna Timur and Tahuna Barat, with a combined population of 35,307 at the 2020 Census.[2]
Tahuna | |
|---|---|
  Tahuna Location in North Sulawesi and Indonesia  Tahuna Tahuna (Indonesia) | |
| Coordinates: 3°36′42.7176″N 125°30′2.7504″E / 3.611866000°N 125.500764000°E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province | North Sulawesi |
| Regency | Sangihe Islands Regency |
| Elevation | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Population (2020 Census) | |
| • Total | 35,307 |
| [1] | |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (Indonesia Central Standard Time) |
Climate
editTahuna has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.
| Climate data for Tahuna | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.6 (87.1) |
30.6 (87.1) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.4 (88.5) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.2 (88.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.3 (79.3) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.6 (79.9) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.8 (80.2) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.7 (80.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.0 (71.6) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 414 (16.3) |
299 (11.8) |
307 (12.1) |
295 (11.6) |
312 (12.3) |
294 (11.6) |
293 (11.5) |
210 (8.3) |
215 (8.5) |
276 (10.9) |
376 (14.8) |
402 (15.8) |
3,693 (145.5) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[3] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ "Climate: Tahuna". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved July 19, 2020.