Sota, South Papua

Place in South Papua, Indonesia
8°25′21.9288″S 140°59′53.1312″E / 8.422758000°S 140.998092000°E / -8.422758000; 140.998092000Country IndonesiaProvinceSouth PapuaRegencyMerauke RegencyDistrictSota DistrictElevation
72 ft (22 m)Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,300[1]Time zoneUTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Standard Time)

Sota is a village in Sota district, Merauke Regency in South Papua province, Indonesia. Its population is 1300.[1]: 2052  Sota and Jayapura are the only places with a direct road connection from Indonesia to Papua New Guinea.

Climate

Sota has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with moderate to little rainfall from May to November and heavy rainfall from December to April.

Climate data for Sota
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.9
(87.6)
30.8
(87.4)
30.8
(87.4)
30.8
(87.4)
30.2
(86.4)
29.2
(84.6)
28.5
(83.3)
29.0
(84.2)
30.3
(86.5)
31.1
(88.0)
32.0
(89.6)
31.7
(89.1)
30.4
(86.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.9
(80.4)
26.9
(80.4)
27.0
(80.6)
26.8
(80.2)
26.4
(79.5)
25.5
(77.9)
24.8
(76.6)
24.9
(76.8)
25.7
(78.3)
26.5
(79.7)
27.2
(81.0)
27.3
(81.1)
26.3
(79.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.0
(73.4)
23.0
(73.4)
23.2
(73.8)
22.9
(73.2)
22.7
(72.9)
21.8
(71.2)
21.2
(70.2)
20.9
(69.6)
21.1
(70.0)
21.9
(71.4)
22.4
(72.3)
22.9
(73.2)
22.3
(72.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 266
(10.5)
245
(9.6)
263
(10.4)
184
(7.2)
126
(5.0)
62
(2.4)
48
(1.9)
33
(1.3)
51
(2.0)
77
(3.0)
108
(4.3)
243
(9.6)
1,706
(67.2)
Source: Climate-Data.org[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Population of Indonesia by Village: Result of 2010 Population Census" (PDF). Statistics Indonesia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2013. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  2. ^ "Climate: Sota". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
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