Daik (Jawi: دائق‎; Chinese: 大一; pinyin: Dàyī) is the main village (kelurahan) on the island of Lingga of Lingga Regency, in the Riau Islands in Indonesia.[1] It is located at 0°12′0″N 104°37′0″E / 0.20000°N 104.61667°E / 0.20000; 104.61667.

Daik
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawiدائق‎
 • Chinese大一
 • PinyinDà yī
Daik is located in Riau Islands
Daik
Daik
Location in the Riau Islands
Daik is located in Sumatra
Daik
Daik
Location in Sumatra
Daik is located in Indonesia
Daik
Daik
Location in Indonesia
Coordinates: 0°12′0″N 104°37′0″E / 0.20000°N 104.61667°E / 0.20000; 104.61667
Country Indonesia
Province Riau Islands
RegencyLingga Regency
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Area code(+62) 776

History

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Daik was the capital of the Lingga Sultanate for almost 100 years, from 1819 to 1911.[2]

Climate

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

Climate data for Daik
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.0
(86.0)
30.6
(87.1)
31.0
(87.8)
31.1
(88.0)
31.4
(88.5)
31.3
(88.3)
31.0
(87.8)
31.4
(88.5)
30.9
(87.6)
30.8
(87.4)
30.4
(86.7)
30.1
(86.2)
30.8
(87.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.1
(79.0)
26.5
(79.7)
26.7
(80.1)
26.8
(80.2)
27.2
(81.0)
27.2
(81.0)
26.8
(80.2)
27.1
(80.8)
26.7
(80.1)
26.6
(79.9)
26.3
(79.3)
26.3
(79.3)
26.7
(80.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.3
(72.1)
22.5
(72.5)
22.5
(72.5)
22.6
(72.7)
23.1
(73.6)
23.1
(73.6)
22.7
(72.9)
22.9
(73.2)
22.5
(72.5)
22.4
(72.3)
22.2
(72.0)
22.6
(72.7)
22.6
(72.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 221
(8.7)
145
(5.7)
166
(6.5)
220
(8.7)
256
(10.1)
221
(8.7)
219
(8.6)
191
(7.5)
219
(8.6)
246
(9.7)
257
(10.1)
298
(11.7)
2,659
(104.6)
Source: Climate-Data.org[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Uwe U. Paetzold & Paul H. Mason". The Fighting Art of Pencak Silat and its Music: From Southeast Asian Village to Global Movement. BRILL. 2016. p. 183. ISBN 90-043-0875-X.
  2. ^ "Institut voor taal-, land- en volkenkunde van Nederlandsch Indië, The Hague". Bijdragen tot de taal-, land- en volkenkunde van Nederlandsch-Indië, Volumes 76-77. M. Nijhoff. 1920.
  3. ^ "Climate: Daik". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 12 November 2020.