Jantho

Town in Aceh, Indonesia
5°18′00″N 95°38′00″E / 5.30000°N 95.63333°E / 5.30000; 95.63333CountryIndonesiaProvinceAcehRegencyAceh Besar RegencyArea
 • Total592.50 km2 (228.77 sq mi)Population
 (2020 Census)[1]
 • Total9,440Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)

Kota Jantho (Jantho town) is a small town in Aceh province of Indonesia. Jantho is the seat of local government for the Aceh Besar Regency. It covers an area of 592.5 km2 and had a population of 8,443 at the 2010 Census[2] and 9,440 at the 2020 Census.[3]

Jantho became famous due to a report, when a woman was publicly whipped in accordance with Sharia law.[4][5]

Climate

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

Climate data for Jantho
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 28.0
(82.4) 		29.0
(84.2) 		30.9
(87.6) 		31.6
(88.9) 		30.0
(86.0) 		30.5
(86.9) 		30.0
(86.0) 		30.7
(87.3) 		29.9
(85.8) 		30.2
(86.4) 		28.9
(84.0) 		28.0
(82.4) 		29.8
(85.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.7
(78.3) 		26.1
(79.0) 		27.0
(80.6) 		27.7
(81.9) 		27.1
(80.8) 		27.6
(81.7) 		27.0
(80.6) 		27.6
(81.7) 		26.9
(80.4) 		27.4
(81.3) 		26.4
(79.5) 		25.9
(78.6) 		26.9
(80.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.4
(74.1) 		23.3
(73.9) 		23.1
(73.6) 		23.9
(75.0) 		24.3
(75.7) 		24.7
(76.5) 		24.0
(75.2) 		24.6
(76.3) 		23.9
(75.0) 		24.6
(76.3) 		23.9
(75.0) 		23.8
(74.8) 		24.0
(75.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 180
(7.1) 		126
(5.0) 		166
(6.5) 		175
(6.9) 		144
(5.7) 		72
(2.8) 		65
(2.6) 		104
(4.1) 		134
(5.3) 		211
(8.3) 		238
(9.4) 		241
(9.5) 		1,856
(73.2)
Source: Climate-Data.org[6]

References

  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ "24 hours in pictures". The Guardian. 8 April 2011.
  5. ^ "Islamization Watch: Indonesian women caned at mosque for selling food during Muslim festival of Ramadan: Crowd shouts: "Add to it. Let her feel it."". Archived from the original on 2011-10-11. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  6. ^ "Climate: Jantho". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 5 November 2020.

See also

  • flagIndonesia portal


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