Selong

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Selong
Town/City
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Road sign at a market near Selong (1949)
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Selong
Location in Indonesia
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Selong
Selong (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 8°39′S116°32′E / 8.650°S 116.533°E / -8.650; 116.533 Coordinates: 8°39′S116°32′E / 8.650°S 116.533°E / -8.650; 116.533
Country Indonesia
Region Lesser Sunda Islands
Province West Nusa Tenggara
Regency East Lombok
Area
  Total31.68 km2 (12.23 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)
  Total92,464
  Density2,900/km2 (7,600/sq mi)
  [1]
Time zone UTC+08

Selong is a city on the island Lombok and is also the capital of the East Lombok Regency in the Indonesian province West Nusa Tenggara.

Climate

Selong has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) with little to no rainfall from April to November and heavy rainfall from December to March.

Climate data for Selong
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Average high °C (°F)29.6
(85.3)
29.6
(85.3)
29.9
(85.8)
30.4
(86.7)
30.0
(86.0)
29.3
(84.7)
28.9
(84.0)
29.4
(84.9)
30.1
(86.2)
30.4
(86.7)
30.1
(86.2)
29.8
(85.6)
29.8
(85.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)25.6
(78.1)
25.7
(78.3)
25.7
(78.3)
25.6
(78.1)
25.0
(77.0)
24.1
(75.4)
23.6
(74.5)
24.0
(75.2)
24.9
(76.8)
25.5
(77.9)
25.8
(78.4)
25.7
(78.3)
25.1
(77.2)
Average low °C (°F)21.7
(71.1)
21.8
(71.2)
21.5
(70.7)
20.8
(69.4)
20.1
(68.2)
19.0
(66.2)
18.4
(65.1)
18.7
(65.7)
19.7
(67.5)
20.6
(69.1)
21.5
(70.7)
21.6
(70.9)
20.5
(68.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches)254
(10.0)
166
(6.5)
146
(5.7)
52
(2.0)
36
(1.4)
8
(0.3)
38
(1.5)
15
(0.6)
5
(0.2)
29
(1.1)
84
(3.3)
215
(8.5)
1,048
(41.1)
Source: Climate-Data.org [2]

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References

  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. "Climate: Selong". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 17 November 2020.