Nabire

Town in Western New Guinea, Indonesia

3°21′44″S 135°30′10″E / 3.36222°S 135.50278°E / -3.36222; 135.50278Country

IndonesiaRegionWestern New GuineaProvinceCentral PapuaRegencyNabire RegencyArea

• Total109.01 km² (42.09 sq mi)Elevation

6 m (20 ft)Population

(mid 2021 estimate)

• Total99,848 • Density920/km² (2,400/sq mi) ^[1]Time zoneUTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)Area code(+62) 984

Nabire, also known as the District of Nabire, is a town in the Indonesian province of Central Papua, at the western end of New Guinea. The town is the administrative seat of the Nabire Regency. It is served by Douw Aturure Airport.^[2]

Geography

The town lies on the northern coast of the island on Cenderawasih Bay.

Climate

Nabire has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Nabire (2007–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	32.1 (89.8)	32.0 (89.6)	32.1 (89.8)	32.1 (89.8)	31.8 (89.2)	31.3 (88.3)	31.3 (88.3)	31.4 (88.5)	31.7 (89.1)	32.1 (89.8)	32.1 (89.8)	32.3 (90.1)	31.9 (89.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23.8 (74.8)	23.7 (74.7)	23.9 (75.0)	24.3 (75.7)	24.4 (75.9)	24.1 (75.4)	23.6 (74.5)	23.5 (74.3)	23.8 (74.8)	24.1 (75.4)	24.4 (75.9)	24.1 (75.4)	24.0 (75.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	369.0 (14.53)	513.6 (20.22)	522.5 (20.57)	414.8 (16.33)	353.4 (13.91)	399.3 (15.72)	383.0 (15.08)	348.6 (13.72)	401.9 (15.82)	339.8 (13.38)	359.5 (14.15)	409.5 (16.12)	4,814.9 (189.55)
Average precipitation days	16.7	17.3	18.9	17.2	17.6	17.1	18.6	18.6	17.6	16.6	15.6	17.4	209.2
Source: Meteomanz^[3]

Attractions

Nabire a tourist resort, with numerous attractions, including:

sea garden of Cenderawasih bay with 130 species of coral,
Wahario Beach also known as Gedo Beach Youth Tourism Park, is located in Sanoba Village.^[4]
Pepaya island with ideal conditions for diving,
hot springs, water temperature up to 80 °C.

Notable inhabitants

References

^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.
^ Nabire airport (Nabire)
^ "SYNOP/BUFR observations. Data by months". Meteomanz. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
^ Pantai Wahario