Labuha is a small port town on the eastern Indonesian island of Pulau Bacan. It is the capital of the South Halmahera Regency, part of the province of North Maluku, and also the administrative centre of the Bacan District within the regency. It had a population at the 2020 Census of 7,073 (13,546 including the adjoining urban communes of Amasing Kota, Amasing Kota Barat and Amasing Kota Utara).[2] The town is served by Labuha Airport.

Labuha
Town
Children swimming in the vicinity of Labuha in the 1930s
Children swimming in the vicinity of Labuha in the 1930s
Labuha is located in Bacan Islands
Labuha
Labuha
Location in Bacan, Halmahera, Maluku and Indonesia
Labuha is located in Halmahera
Labuha
Labuha
Labuha (Halmahera)
Labuha is located in North Maluku
Labuha
Labuha
Labuha (North Maluku)
Labuha is located in Indonesia
Labuha
Labuha
Labuha (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 0°37′40″S 127°28′50″E / 0.62778°S 127.48056°E / -0.62778; 127.48056
CountryIndonesia
RegionMaluku
ProvinceNorth Maluku
RegencySouth Halmahera Regency
Area
 • Urban
2.4 km2 (0.9 sq mi)
 • Metro
32.5 km2 (12.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)
 • Town7,073
 • Metro
13,546
 • Metro density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+9 (IEST)
Postcode
97791
Area code(+62) 929

Climate

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

Climate data for Labuha
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.0
(86.0)
30.1
(86.2)
30.1
(86.2)
30.5
(86.9)
30.1
(86.2)
29.8
(85.6)
29.2
(84.6)
29.7
(85.5)
30.0
(86.0)
30.3
(86.5)
31.1
(88.0)
30.1
(86.2)
30.1
(86.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.5
(79.7)
26.6
(79.9)
26.6
(79.9)
26.9
(80.4)
26.8
(80.2)
26.6
(79.9)
26.1
(79.0)
26.4
(79.5)
26.3
(79.3)
26.5
(79.7)
27.3
(81.1)
26.6
(79.9)
26.6
(79.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.1
(73.6)
23.2
(73.8)
23.2
(73.8)
23.4
(74.1)
23.5
(74.3)
23.5
(74.3)
23.1
(73.6)
23.1
(73.6)
22.7
(72.9)
22.7
(72.9)
23.6
(74.5)
23.1
(73.6)
23.2
(73.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 187
(7.4)
175
(6.9)
193
(7.6)
164
(6.5)
154
(6.1)
148
(5.8)
165
(6.5)
134
(5.3)
105
(4.1)
103
(4.1)
133
(5.2)
180
(7.1)
1,841
(72.6)
Source: Climate-Data.org[3]

References

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  1. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  3. ^ "Climate: Labuha". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved August 9, 2020.