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Pangururan

Coordinates: 2°36′26.8416″N 98°41′45.3588″E / 2.607456000°N 98.695933000°E / 2.607456000; 98.695933000
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Pangururan
Pangururan is located in Sumatra
Pangururan
Pangururan
Location in North Sumatra and Indonesia
Pangururan is located in Indonesia
Pangururan
Pangururan
Pangururan (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 2°36′26.8416″N 98°41′45.3588″E / 2.607456000°N 98.695933000°E / 2.607456000; 98.695933000
Country Indonesia
ProvinceNorth Sumatra
RegencySamosir Regency
DistrictPangururan District
Elevation
4,062 ft (1,238 m)
Population
 (2020 Census)
 • Total34,209[1]
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indonesia Western Standard Time)

Pangururan is a town and a district of the same name in North Sumatra province of Indonesia and it is the seat (capital) of Samosir Regency, and the largest town on Samosir Island. The population of the district at the 2020 Census was 34,209.[2] The district lies mainly on Samosir Island, but two villages (desa Tanjung Bunga and kelurahan Siogung Ogung) lie on the 'mainland' of Sumatra.

Climate

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Pangururan has a cool tropical rainforest climate (Af) due to altitude, with moderate rainfall from June to August and heavy rainfall in the remaining months.

Climate data for Pangururan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 25.2
(77.4)
25.6
(78.1)
25.6
(78.1)
25.5
(77.9)
25.5
(77.9)
25.2
(77.4)
25.0
(77.0)
24.7
(76.5)
24.5
(76.1)
24.2
(75.6)
24.3
(75.7)
24.7
(76.5)
25.0
(77.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 19.9
(67.8)
20.1
(68.2)
20.2
(68.4)
20.4
(68.7)
20.3
(68.5)
19.9
(67.8)
19.7
(67.5)
19.5
(67.1)
19.6
(67.3)
19.6
(67.3)
19.7
(67.5)
19.8
(67.6)
19.9
(67.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 14.7
(58.5)
14.6
(58.3)
14.9
(58.8)
15.3
(59.5)
15.2
(59.4)
14.7
(58.5)
14.4
(57.9)
14.4
(57.9)
14.8
(58.6)
15.1
(59.2)
15.2
(59.4)
15.0
(59.0)
14.9
(58.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 194
(7.6)
159
(6.3)
209
(8.2)
211
(8.3)
152
(6.0)
95
(3.7)
81
(3.2)
113
(4.4)
180
(7.1)
231
(9.1)
233
(9.2)
223
(8.8)
2,081
(81.9)
Source: Climate-Data.org[3]

References

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  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  3. ^ "Climate: Pangururan". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved August 4, 2020.