Jantho

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Jantho
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Jantho
Location in Aceh, Northern Sumatra, Sumatra and Indonesia
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Jantho
Jantho (Northern Sumatra)
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Jantho
Jantho (Sumatra)
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Jantho
Jantho (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 5°18′00″N95°38′00″E / 5.30000°N 95.63333°E / 5.30000; 95.63333 Coordinates: 5°18′00″N95°38′00″E / 5.30000°N 95.63333°E / 5.30000; 95.63333
Country Indonesia
Province Aceh
Regency Aceh Besar Regency
Area
  Total592.50 km2 (228.77 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census) [1]
  Total9,440
Time zone UTC+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]

Contents

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
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Average high °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)
Average low °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]

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