Kaimana

Town in West Papua, Indonesia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kaimana is a district and a small port town in West Papua, Indonesia, and the capital of the Kaimana Regency.[1] The district had a population of 44,332 in mid-2022, while the town had 16,718 and Krooy (the other kelurahan in the district) had 12,416 inhabitants.[2]

Kaimana lizard rock art
Country Indonesia
Time zoneUTC+9 (WIT)
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Kaimana
Town (District)
Kaimana is located in Western New Guinea
Kaimana
Kaimana
Location of the town in Indonesian Papua
Kaimana is located in Indonesia
Kaimana
Kaimana
Location of the town in Indonesia
Coordinates: 3°38′40″S 133°41′43″E
Country Indonesia
ProvinceWest Papua
RegencyKaimana Regency
Area
 • Total
2,095 km2 (809 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)
 • Total
44,332
Time zoneUTC+9 (WIT)
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Rock art

Ancient rock art in the district includes Mai Mai cliff drawings, Omborecena, Memnemba, Memnemnambe, and Tumberawasi sites in Kampung Mai Mai, Bitsjari cape drawings in Kampung Marsi, Werfora sites (I to IV) in Kampung Namatota, and Kamaka lake drawings.[3][4]

Transport

Utarom Airport

It is served by Utarom Airport.

Environment

Kaimana is part of a Sea Conservation Area in West Papua.[5] Butterflies in the surrounding forest of Karora are reported to be on the brink of extinction due to logging in the district.[6]

Whales such as Bryde's whales are in nearby waters such as in Triton Bay.[7][8][9]

Climate

Kaimana has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.

More information Climate data for Kaimana (2000–2020), Month ...
Climate data for Kaimana (2000–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 32.0
(89.6)		 32.1
(89.8)		 31.8
(89.2)		 31.4
(88.5)		 31.0
(87.8)		 29.5
(85.1)		 28.6
(83.5)		 28.4
(83.1)		 29.3
(84.7)		 30.6
(87.1)		 31.6
(88.9)		 32.0
(89.6)		 30.7
(87.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 24.7
(76.5)		 24.6
(76.3)		 24.8
(76.6)		 24.7
(76.5)		 24.8
(76.6)		 24.4
(75.9)		 24.1
(75.4)		 23.9
(75.0)		 24.3
(75.7)		 24.3
(75.7)		 24.4
(75.9)		 24.9
(76.8)		 24.5
(76.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 185.1
(7.29)		 161.9
(6.37)		 245.8
(9.68)		 224.8
(8.85)		 280.8
(11.06)		 183.0
(7.20)		 190.5
(7.50)		 136.6
(5.38)		 125.3
(4.93)		 194.7
(7.67)		 175.8
(6.92)		 162.8
(6.41)		 2,267.1
(89.26)
Average precipitation days 15.0 13.6 15.2 15.3 12.7 12.3 10.7 10.5 9.9 10.2 11.4 14.4 151.2
Source: Meteomanz[10]
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