Piru, Indonesia
Piru | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Piru Location in Seram Island | |
| Coordinates: 3°4′52″S 128°8′28″E / 3.08111°S 128.14111°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Maluku |
| Regency | West Seram |
| Population (mid 2022 estimate) | |
• Total | 16,368 |
| [1] | |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (WITA) |
Piru is a small town and capital of the West Seram Regency on the southwestern coast of the Indonesian island of Seram.[2] At the 2020 Census, it had 16,336 inhabitants,[3] increasing to 16,368 at the mid 2022 official estimate.
On 21–22 August 1999 there was violent conflict in the area and other settlements such as Ariate, Loki, Laala and Wailissa, which resulted in 12 deaths in total on the island.[4]
Climate
[edit]Piru has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall in July and August and heavy rainfall in the remaining months.
| Climate data for Piru | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.8 (87.4) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.1 (86.2) |
29.4 (84.9) |
28.5 (83.3) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.8 (82.0) |
28.9 (84.0) |
29.7 (85.5) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.8 (87.4) |
29.7 (85.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.4 (81.3) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.3 (81.1) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.4 (77.7) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.4 (79.5) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.3 (81.1) |
26.6 (79.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 24.0 (75.2) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.6 (74.5) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 214 (8.4) |
205 (8.1) |
211 (8.3) |
183 (7.2) |
184 (7.2) |
173 (6.8) |
107 (4.2) |
117 (4.6) |
139 (5.5) |
128 (5.0) |
197 (7.8) |
283 (11.1) |
2,141 (84.2) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[5] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023.
- ^ "Seram Island (map)". Indonesiatravelingguide.com. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ Summary of World Broadcasts: Asia, Pacific. BBC Monitoring. 1999.
- ^ "Climate: Piru". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
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