Blora is a town and district in Blora Regency, Central Java, Indonesia. The district borders Rembang Regency to the north, Jepon District to the east and south, and Banjarejo District and Tunjungan District to the west. It is also the administrative capital of Blora Regency.[1] During the period of 1928–31, it was also the seat of Blora Residency.
Blora District | |
|---|---|
| Kecamatan Blora | |
  Blora District | |
| Coordinates: 6°58′13″S 111°25′03″E / 6.9703°S 111.4175°E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province |  Central Java |
| Regency |  Blora Regency |
| Government | |
| • Camat | Drs. Kunto Aji |
| Area | |
| • Total | 72.33 km2 (27.93 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 94,175 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
Administrative divisions
editBlora consists of 16 rural villages (desa) and 12 urban villages (kelurahan):[3]
| No | Rural villages | Urban villages |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Andongrejo | Bangkle |
| 2. | Jejeruk | Beran |
| 3. | Jepangrejo | Jetis |
| 4. | Kamolan | Karangjati |
| 5. | Ngadipurwo | Kauman |
| 6. | Ngampel | Kedungjenar |
| 7. | Patalan | Kunden |
| 8. | Pelem | Mlangsen |
| 9. | Plantungan | Sonorejo |
| 10. | Purworejo | Tambahrejo |
| 11. | Purwosari | Tegalgunung |
| 12. | Sendangharjo | Tempelan |
| 13. | Tambaksari | |
| 14, | Tempuran | |
| 15. | Tempurejo | |
| 16. | Temurejo |
Geography
editClimate
editBlora features a tropical monsoon climate (Am). The district features distinctly wetter and drier months, with June through August being the driest months. Blora on average sees approximately 1,800 mm (71 in) of rain annually.
| Climate data for Blora | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.7 (87.3) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.8 (89.2) |
32.6 (90.7) |
33.7 (92.7) |
34 (93) |
33.3 (91.9) |
31.9 (89.4) |
32.0 (89.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.1 (79.0) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26 (79) |
26.6 (79.9) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.4 (79.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.2 (72.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22 (72) |
21 (70) |
20.2 (68.4) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.8 (69.4) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.3 (72.1) |
21.7 (71.0) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 295.7 (11.64) |
233.2 (9.18) |
260.8 (10.27) |
162.2 (6.39) |
128.8 (5.07) |
55.8 (2.20) |
43.3 (1.70) |
35.6 (1.40) |
60.7 (2.39) |
112.1 (4.41) |
186.5 (7.34) |
264.8 (10.43) |
1,839.5 (72.42) |
| Average rainy days | 18.7 | 17.6 | 16.6 | 12.4 | 9 | 7.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 6.2 | 11.1 | 16.5 | 125.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 84.7 | 84.6 | 84.3 | 82.7 | 81.1 | 78.7 | 75.6 | 72.5 | 71.1 | 72.7 | 77 | 82.2 | 78.9 |
| Average dew point °C (°F) | 23.3 (73.9) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.3 (70.3) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.9 (69.6) |
21.8 (71.2) |
22.5 (72.5) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.4 (72.4) |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 5.8 | 5.98 | 6.49 | 7.93 | 8.21 | 8.32 | 9.39 | 10.05 | 9.78 | 9.29 | 8.192 | 6.37 | 7.98 |
| Mean daily daylight hours | 12.8 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 12.5 |
| Source 1: Weatherbase[4] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Climate Data[5] (average high and low temperatures) | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "BAB II GAMBARAN UMUM" (PDF). Diponegoro University: 1.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023.
- ^ "Peraturan Menteri Dalam Negeri Nomor 137 Tahun 2017 tentang Kode dan Data Wilayah Administrasi Pemerintahan". Kementerian Dalam Negeri Republik Indonesia. Archived from the original on 29 December 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ "Blora, Indonesia Travel Weather Averages (Weatherbase)". Weatherbase. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
- ^ "Blora climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Blora weather averages - Climate-Data.org". en.climate-data.org. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
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