Bungku

Bungku is a town and the administrative centre of the Regency of Morowali, in Central Sulawesi Province of Indonesia.[2]

Bungku
Town
Bungku
Coordinates: 2°32′S 121°58′E
Country Indonesia
ProvinceCentral Sulawesi
RegencyMorowali Regency
Population
 (2018)
 • Total25,477
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (+8)

Bungku was originally not the capital of Morowali Regency. In 1999, the capital of Morowali Regency was Kolonodale. In 2004, the plan to shift the Morowali capital southeast from Kolonodale to Bungku left non-Bungku residents, both Protestant and Muslim, feeling further disenfranchised.[3] Accordingly in 2013 a separate North Morowali Regency (with its capital at Kolonodale) was established by separating the northwesterly districts from Morowali Regency.

The city is served by Maleo Airport, opened in March 2017.[4]

Climate

Bungku has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from September to November and heavy rainfall from December to August.

Climate data for Bungku
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 31.0
(87.8)		 30.9
(87.6)		 31.1
(88.0)		 31.1
(88.0)		 30.9
(87.6)		 30.1
(86.2)		 29.7
(85.5)		 30.6
(87.1)		 31.3
(88.3)		 32.2
(90.0)		 32.1
(89.8)		 31.4
(88.5)		 31.0
(87.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.1
(80.8)		 27.0
(80.6)		 27.2
(81.0)		 27.2
(81.0)		 27.2
(81.0)		 26.6
(79.9)		 26.0
(78.8)		 26.5
(79.7)		 26.8
(80.2)		 27.4
(81.3)		 27.7
(81.9)		 27.4
(81.3)		 27.0
(80.6)
Average low °C (°F) 23.2
(73.8)		 23.2
(73.8)		 23.3
(73.9)		 23.4
(74.1)		 23.6
(74.5)		 23.1
(73.6)		 22.3
(72.1)		 22.4
(72.3)		 22.3
(72.1)		 22.7
(72.9)		 23.4
(74.1)		 23.4
(74.1)		 23.0
(73.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 170
(6.7)		 172
(6.8)		 212
(8.3)		 248
(9.8)		 235
(9.3)		 247
(9.7)		 205
(8.1)		 160
(6.3)		 90
(3.5)		 72
(2.8)		 98
(3.9)		 143
(5.6)		 2,052
(80.8)
Source: Climate-Data.org[5]

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2018.
  2. "Geographical environment / Morowali Project". Prime Minerals. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  3. "Renegotiating boundaries. Access, agency and identity in post-Soeharto Indonesia" (PDF). OAPEN. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  4. "Maret 2017, Bandara Maleo Buka Penerbangan". Metro Sulawesi (in Indonesian). 2017-02-15.
  5. "Climate: Bungku". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
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