Sinabang is a town on the east coast of Simeulue Island, which lies off the western coast of Sumatra in Indonesia. Sinabang is the administrative seat (capital) of the Simeulue Regency, in Aceh Province of Indonesia and has a population of approximately 20,000.[1]
Earthquakes
editOn 28 March 2005, a magnitude 8.6 earthquake, the third most powerful earthquake in Indonesia since 1965, and a subsequent fire destroyed 50 to 60 percent of the downtown area and significantly damaged the port facility. The land rose 40 cm at Sinabang as a result of the quake.[2]
Climate
editSinabang has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.
| Climate data for Sinabang | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.9 (87.6) |
31.6 (88.9) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.5 (86.9) |
31.6 (88.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.7 (80.1) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.6 (79.9) |
27.1 (80.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.5 (72.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.6 (72.7) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.7 (72.8) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 247 (9.7) |
195 (7.7) |
260 (10.2) |
289 (11.4) |
247 (9.7) |
181 (7.1) |
211 (8.3) |
242 (9.5) |
299 (11.8) |
376 (14.8) |
369 (14.5) |
319 (12.6) |
3,235 (127.3) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[3] | |||||||||||||
Notes
edit- ^ "Map of Sinabang, Sumatera, Indonesia, Asia - Collins Maps". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ ""USGS Scientists in Sumatra Studying Recent Tsunamis" Western Coastal and Marine Geology (WCMG) report, United States Geological Survey, 12 April 2005". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2008.
- ^ "Climate: Sinabang". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
2°29′00″N 96°22′30″E / 2.48333°N 96.37500°E
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