Ranai, Natuna Island
City in Riau Islands, Indonesia
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Ranai Kota (lit. 'Ranai Town') is the administrative capital of the Natuna Regency archipelago in the Riau Islands, Indonesia. It has one airport and can be reached by boat. It is located on Bunguran Island, in East Bunguran District (kecamatan Bunguran Timur), which had a population of 29,080 in mid 2023,[1] of whom 8,735 lived in Ranai Kota.
Ranai Kota | |
|---|---|
 Mount Ranai | |
  Ranai Kota Location in South China Sea  Ranai Kota Location in the Riau Islands | |
| Coordinates: 3°56′N 108°23′E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province |  Riau Islands |
| Regency | Natuna Regency |
| District | East Bunguran |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate)[1] | |
• Total | 8,735 |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time) |
| Post code | 29783 |
| Area code | (+62) 773 |
Medical
There is a hospital, Rumah Sakit Umum Daerah Natuna (RSUD Natuna) located on Jalan Ali Murtopo.
Transport
Air
Raden Sadjad Airport located in Ranai Kota serves flights to Batam and Tanjungpinang.
Sea
Ranai Kota also has a port, its name is Port of Penagi.[2]
Climate
Ranai Kota has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.
| Climate data for Ranai Kota | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.1 (82.6) |
28.5 (83.3) |
29.7 (85.5) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.2 (86.4) |
29.8 (85.6) |
28.7 (83.7) |
30.0 (85.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.5 (77.9) |
25.8 (78.4) |
26.6 (79.9) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.7 (80.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.9 (73.2) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.5 (74.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 232 (9.1) |
129 (5.1) |
177 (7.0) |
141 (5.6) |
162 (6.4) |
167 (6.6) |
155 (6.1) |
144 (5.7) |
187 (7.4) |
291 (11.5) |
257 (10.1) |
279 (11.0) |
2,321 (91.6) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[3] | |||||||||||||
Religion
A couple of mosques exist, some being the Nurul Falah Mosque and the Ibnu Salim Mosque. Ranai Kota also has several churches, located not far from the downtown and also airport.
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