Dompu
Town in Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia
Seal
Nggahi Rawi Pahu
(English:Prove Your Words)
(English:Prove Your Words)
Location of Dompu Regency in West Nusa Tenggara
(mid 2023 estimate)
Dompu is a town and the administrative centre of the Dompu Regency, located in the eastern part of the island of Sumbawa, in central Indonesia's province of West Nusa Tenggara. It is the third largest town on the island of Sumbawa, with a population of 49,854 at the 2010 Census,[2] which by the 2020 Census had grown to 54,987;[3] the official estim,ate as at mid 2023 was 57,680.[1] It is connected by provincial road to Bima and Sape.
History
Dompu (or Dompo) was once one of the four sultanates on the island of Sumbawa.[4]
Geography
The city is located in the middle part of eastern section of the Sumbawa island.
Climate
Dompu has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) with moderate to little rainfall from May to October and heavy rainfall from November to April.
| Climate data for Dompu | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.1 (86.2) | 29.7 (85.5) | 30.6 (87.1) | 30.9 (87.6) | 30.3 (86.5) | 29.9 (85.8) | 29.9 (85.8) | 30.5 (86.9) | 31.1 (88.0) | 31.3 (88.3) | 30.7 (87.3) | 30.0 (86.0) | 30.4 (86.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.5 (77.9) | 25.4 (77.7) | 26.0 (78.8) | 25.9 (78.6) | 25.1 (77.2) | 24.5 (76.1) | 24.0 (75.2) | 24.2 (75.6) | 24.9 (76.8) | 25.7 (78.3) | 26.0 (78.8) | 25.6 (78.1) | 25.2 (77.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.0 (69.8) | 21.1 (70.0) | 21.4 (70.5) | 20.9 (69.6) | 19.9 (67.8) | 19.1 (66.4) | 18.1 (64.6) | 18.0 (64.4) | 18.8 (65.8) | 20.1 (68.2) | 21.3 (70.3) | 21.2 (70.2) | 20.1 (68.1) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 199 (7.8) | 179 (7.0) | 201 (7.9) | 129 (5.1) | 40 (1.6) | 44 (1.7) | 30 (1.2) | 7 (0.3) | 21 (0.8) | 61 (2.4) | 131 (5.2) | 251 (9.9) | 1,293 (50.9) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[5] | |||||||||||||
Administration
The town is divided into 16 communities (kelurahan).
References
- ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Dompu Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5205)
- ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ Kennedy, Raymond (August 5, 1943). Islands and Peoples of the Indies. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
- ^ "Climate: Dompu". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
External links
- Official website
08°32′11″S 118°27′48″E / 8.53639°S 118.46333°E / -8.53639; 118.46333
