Kaimana
Town (District)
Kaimana is located in Western New Guinea
Kaimana
Kaimana
Location of the town in Indonesian Papua
Kaimana is located in Indonesia
Kaimana
Kaimana
Location of the town in Indonesia
Coordinates: 3°38′40″S 133°41′43″E / 3.64444°S 133.69528°E / -3.64444; 133.69528
Country Indonesia
ProvinceWest Papua
RegencyKaimana Regency
Area
 • Total2,095 km2 (809 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)
 • Total44,332
Time zoneUTC+9 (WIT)

Kaimana is a district and a small port town in West Papua, Indonesia and capital of the Kaimana Regency.[1] The district had a population of 44,332 in mid 2022, while the town had 16,718 and Krooy (the other kelurahan in the district) had 12,416 inhabitants.[2]

Kaimana lizard rock art

Many ancient rock art can be found this district, from Mai Mai cliff drawing, Omborecena, Memnemba, Memnemnambe and Tumberawasi sites in Kampung Mai Mai, Bitsjari cape drawings in Kampung Marsi, Werfora sites (I to IV) in Kampung Namatota, and Kamaka lake drawings.[3][4]

Transport

Utarom Airport

It is served by Utarom Airport.

Environment

Kaimana is part of a Sea Conservation Area in West Papua.[5] Butterflies in the surrounding forest of Karora are reported to be on the brink of extinction due to logging in the district.[6]

Whales such as Bryde's whales can be seen in nearby waters such as in the Triton Bay.[7][8][9]

Climate

Kaimana has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Kaimana
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.5
(86.9) 		30.5
(86.9) 		30.2
(86.4) 		29.7
(85.5) 		28.9
(84.0) 		27.8
(82.0) 		26.8
(80.2) 		26.9
(80.4) 		27.8
(82.0) 		29.0
(84.2) 		30.0
(86.0) 		30.6
(87.1) 		29.1
(84.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.3
(79.3) 		26.3
(79.3) 		26.3
(79.3) 		26.1
(79.0) 		25.8
(78.4) 		24.9
(76.8) 		24.2
(75.6) 		24.2
(75.6) 		24.8
(76.6) 		25.6
(78.1) 		26.3
(79.3) 		26.5
(79.7) 		25.6
(78.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.2
(72.0) 		22.2
(72.0) 		22.4
(72.3) 		22.5
(72.5) 		22.7
(72.9) 		22.0
(71.6) 		21.7
(71.1) 		21.6
(70.9) 		21.9
(71.4) 		22.2
(72.0) 		22.6
(72.7) 		22.4
(72.3) 		22.2
(72.0)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 245
(9.6) 		250
(9.8) 		241
(9.5) 		264
(10.4) 		291
(11.5) 		204
(8.0) 		165
(6.5) 		170
(6.7) 		131
(5.2) 		158
(6.2) 		225
(8.9) 		239
(9.4) 		2,583
(101.7)
Source: Climate-Data.org[10]

References

  1. ^ Welt Atlas
  2. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023.
  3. ^ "LUKISAN DINDING BATU". Desa Namatota (in Indonesian). 2022-10-06. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  4. ^ Djami, Erlin Novita Idje (2017-06-03). "SITUS SENI CADAS SEBAGAI ASET BUDAYA DAN PEMBANGUNAN PARIWISATA (Studi pengembangan situs seni cadas di kawasan Teluk Bicari dan Selat Maimai, Kabupaten Kaimana, Papua Barat)". Jurnal Penelitian Arkeologi Papua dan Papua Barat. 3 (2): 43–80. doi:10.24832/papua.v3i2.82. ISSN 2580-9237. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  5. ^ "Residents Kaimana, West Papua, watchtower preservation of the Sea". Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries. November 26, 2008. Retrieved June 23, 2010.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Butterflies Endangered: Kaimana, West Irian Jaya". Planet Mole. September 5, 2006. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
  7. ^ "Edeni - Mammals of Papua". Archived from the original on 2014-04-26. Retrieved 2014-04-26.
  8. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Whale in Triton Bay, Papua.AVI". YouTube.
  9. ^ "Wonderful Indonesia - the Bay of Triton". Archived from the original on 2014-04-27. Retrieved 2014-04-26.
  10. ^ "Climate: Kaimana". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
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