Sematan
Place in Sarawak, Malaysia
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Sematan (known historically as Simatan)[1] is a small town in Lundu District, Sarawak, Malaysia.[2][3] It lies approximately 67.5 kilometres (42 mi) west-north-west of the state capital Kuching,[4] which is a two-hour drive.[5]
Sematan | |
|---|---|
 The Sematan town waterfront | |
  Sematan | |
| Coordinates: 1.800°N 109.767°E | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| State | Sarawak |
| Administrative Division | Lundu |
| Elevation | 1 m (3.3 ft) |
| Website | lundudc |
Sematan is a fishing village looking out over the South China Sea. It has reasonably clean beaches, a promenade along the waterfront and a concrete pier into the sea. At the north end, there is a park celebrating early Malay fishermen in the Sematan area.[6] Accommodation in Sematan can be had at the Sematan Hotel.[7]
Local bus
| Route No. | Operating Route | Operator | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| K26 | Kuching-Bau-Lundu-Sematan | CPL |
Climate
Sematan has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round and with extremely heavy rainfall in January and February.
| Climate data for Sematan | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.3 (84.7) |
29.6 (85.3) |
30.5 (86.9) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.9 (89.4) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.9 (87.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.8 (78.4) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.5 (79.7) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.8 (80.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.4 (72.3) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.7 (72.8) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 754 (29.7) |
680 (26.8) |
407 (16.0) |
189 (7.4) |
132 (5.2) |
109 (4.3) |
139 (5.5) |
148 (5.8) |
162 (6.4) |
233 (9.2) |
290 (11.4) |
539 (21.2) |
3,782 (148.9) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[8] | |||||||||||||
