Bengkalis
Bengkalis | |
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 Regency office of Bengkalis | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 514 km2 (198 sq mi) |
Bengkalis (Kota Bengkalis) is a large town and the seat (capital) of Bengkalis Regency.[1] in the Riau province of Indonesia It is located on the south coast of Bengkalis Island. The town had a population of 83,085 in 2021.
Bengkalis has a hot and humid equatorial/tropical climate. The city is humid throughout the year with daily temperature range 26 to 32 degrees Celsius.
Politics
[edit]In recent election in 2020, Kasmarni and Bagus Santoso elected as regent and deputy regent respectively to take office from 26 February 2021.[2]
Climate
[edit]Bengkalis has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.
| Climate data for Bengkalis | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.5 (88.7) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.9 (89.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.7 (80.1) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.8 (80.2) |
27.1 (80.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.9 (71.4) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 176 (6.9) |
127 (5.0) |
199 (7.8) |
236 (9.3) |
193 (7.6) |
135 (5.3) |
124 (4.9) |
166 (6.5) |
229 (9.0) |
273 (10.7) |
305 (12.0) |
255 (10.0) |
2,418 (95) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[3] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Drs. Syahrial De Saputra & Dra. Nurbaiti Usman, M.Si (2010). Kearifan Lokal yang Terkandung Dalam Upacara Tradisional Kepercayaan Masyarakat Sakai-Riau. Direktorat Jenderal Kebudayaan. p. 16. ISBN 978-97-912-8142-3.
- ^ "Kasmarni dan Bagus Santoso Resmi Ditetapkan KPU sebagai Bupati dan Wakil Bupati Bengkalis Terpilih". Kesbangpol KABUPATEN BENGKALIS (in Indonesian). 2021-01-22. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
- ^ "Climate: Bengkalis". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
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