Bengkalis
City in Indonesia
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Bengkalis (Kota Bengkalis) is a large town and the seat (capital) of Bengkalis Regency.[1] in the Riau province of Indonesia It is located on the south coast of Bengkalis Island. The town had a population of 83,085 in 2021.
Bengkalis | |
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Regency office of Bengkalis | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Interactive map of Bengkalis | |
| Area | |
• Total | 514 km2 (198 sq mi) |
Bengkalis has a hot and humid equatorial/tropical climate. The city is humid throughout the year with daily temperature ranging from 26 to 32 degrees Celsius.
Politics
In recent election in 2020, Kasmarni and Bagus Santoso elected as regent and deputy regent respectively to take office from 26 February 2021.[2]
Climate
Bengkalis has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.
| Climate data for Bengkalis | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.5 (88.7) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.9 (89.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.7 (80.1) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.8 (80.2) |
27.1 (80.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.9 (71.4) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 176 (6.9) |
127 (5.0) |
199 (7.8) |
236 (9.3) |
193 (7.6) |
135 (5.3) |
124 (4.9) |
166 (6.5) |
229 (9.0) |
273 (10.7) |
305 (12.0) |
255 (10.0) |
2,418 (95) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[3] | |||||||||||||
