Muara Teweh
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Muara Teweh
Muara Teweh | |
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 A Kaharingan temple in Muara Teweh | |
  Muara Teweh Location in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia  Muara Teweh Muara Teweh (Indonesia) | |
| Coordinates: 0°57′13″S 114°53′53″E / 0.95348°S 114.89807°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Central Kalimantan |
| Regency | North Barito Regency |
| District | Teweh Tengah |
| Area | |
• Total | 221.17 km2 (85.39 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 46,652[1] |
| • Density | 422/km2 (1,090/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (Western Indonesian Time) |
| Postal code | 73811 |
| Area code | +62513 |
Muara Teweh (abbreviated: MTW,[2] or simply known as Teweh) is the regency seat of North Barito Regency and also one of the towns in Central Kalimantan. This town is at a distance of 350 km northeast of Palangka Raya city, the capital of Central Kalimantan Province. This town is situated mainly in 2 sub-districts i.e. the sub-district of Lanjas and the sub-district of Melayu located in the district of Central Teweh.[3] The population of this town is roughly 46,652 people as of 2021.[1]
To be precise, Muara Teweh is located at 0.95348 South and 114.89807 East. This town is located to the northeast of Palangka Raya, the capital of Central Kalimantan with the distance about 353 km. The total area of this town is around 221.17 km2 which makes it roughly 2.67% of the total area of North Barito Regency. Muara Teweh is crossed by the Barito River as it is one of the towns located in the Barito River basin. This town is situated on the flatlands of northeastern Central Kalimantan within the Barito River basin area with the altitude being 35 metres above sea level. This town consists of two sub-districts in Teweh Tengah district i.e. the sub-district of Melayu and the sub-district of Lanjas.[1]
As any other town in Central Kalimantan and due to its proximity to the equator, Muara Teweh has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall almost all year round, constant humidity and warm-to-hot temperature above 21 °C.
| Climate data for Muara Teweh (Beringin Airport) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 35.8 (96.4) |
36.0 (96.8) |
35.6 (96.1) |
35.4 (95.7) |
35.6 (96.1) |
35.5 (95.9) |
35.2 (95.4) |
36.4 (97.5) |
36.8 (98.2) |
36.4 (97.5) |
36.7 (98.1) |
36.0 (96.8) |
36.8 (98.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.8 (89.2) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.7 (90.9) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.6 (90.7) |
32.7 (90.9) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.3 (90.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.9 (80.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.1 (80.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.3 (73.9) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.8 (73.0) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 18.1 (64.6) |
20.5 (68.9) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.7 (69.3) |
19.2 (66.6) |
18.6 (65.5) |
17.8 (64.0) |
18.3 (64.9) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.2 (68.4) |
19.8 (67.6) |
17.8 (64.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 270.2 (10.64) |
268.8 (10.58) |
324.7 (12.78) |
304.1 (11.97) |
254.6 (10.02) |
171.0 (6.73) |
138.0 (5.43) |
129.3 (5.09) |
129.4 (5.09) |
216.9 (8.54) |
316.6 (12.46) |
324.2 (12.76) |
2,847.8 (112.12) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 17.6 | 15.6 | 18.1 | 17.8 | 15.4 | 12.1 | 10.6 | 10.0 | 9.6 | 13.6 | 18.3 | 19.8 | 178.5 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 129.6 | 130.7 | 145.9 | 154.6 | 165.6 | 145.6 | 153.4 | 158.5 | 143.6 | 142.3 | 144.4 | 131.8 | 1,746 |
| Source: World Meteorological Organization[4] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
As of 2021, the total population of Muara Teweh is about 46,652 inhabitants which represents 79.42% of the population of Teweh Tengah district and 29.7% of the entire population of North Barito Regency. The population density of this town is approximately 422 people/km2. This town has 14,655 households and the average household size of this town is 3.18 people. The sex ratio of Muara Teweh is 102 which means there are 102 males to every 100 females.[1]