Koba, Indonesia

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Koba is a sub-district in the Indonesian province of Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia. Koba is located in the Central Bangka Regency on the islands of Bangka Belitong, Indonesia.

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Demographics

The majority of the people in Koba are Hakka Chinese and Malay. Majority of Chinese are Buddhism, Catholic and Protestant.

Climate

Koba has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Koba
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Average high °C (°F)29.2
(84.6)
29.7
(85.5)
30.3
(86.5)
31.0
(87.8)
31.4
(88.5)
31.0
(87.8)
30.9
(87.6)
31.4
(88.5)
31.5
(88.7)
31.3
(88.3)
30.6
(87.1)
29.6
(85.3)
30.7
(87.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)26.3
(79.3)
26.7
(80.1)
26.9
(80.4)
27.4
(81.3)
27.7
(81.9)
27.4
(81.3)
27.3
(81.1)
27.6
(81.7)
27.6
(81.7)
27.7
(81.9)
27.1
(80.8)
26.6
(79.9)
27.2
(81.0)
Average low °C (°F)23.5
(74.3)
23.7
(74.7)
23.6
(74.5)
23.9
(75.0)
24.1
(75.4)
23.9
(75.0)
23.8
(74.8)
23.8
(74.8)
23.8
(74.8)
24.2
(75.6)
23.7
(74.7)
23.7
(74.7)
23.8
(74.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)258
(10.2)
159
(6.3)
223
(8.8)
243
(9.6)
213
(8.4)
188
(7.4)
141
(5.6)
126
(5.0)
140
(5.5)
183
(7.2)
249
(9.8)
273
(10.7)
2,396
(94.5)
Source: Climate-Data.org [1]

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References

  1. "Climate: Koba". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved November 11, 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)