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Selong

Coordinates: 8°39′S 116°32′E / 8.650°S 116.533°E / -8.650; 116.533
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Selong
Town/City
Road sign at a market near Selong (1949)
Road sign at a market near Selong (1949)
Selong is located in Lombok
Selong
Selong
Location in Indonesia
Selong is located in Indonesia
Selong
Selong
Selong (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 8°39′S 116°32′E / 8.650°S 116.533°E / -8.650; 116.533
CountryIndonesia
RegionLesser Sunda Islands
ProvinceWest Nusa Tenggara
RegencyEast Lombok
Area
 • Total31.68 km2 (12.23 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • Total96,015
 • Density3,000/km2 (7,800/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+08

Selong is a town and administrative district (kecamatan) on the island of Lombok which serves as the capital of the East Lombok Regency in the Indonesian province of West Nusa Tenggara.

Climate

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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
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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]

References

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  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Lombok Timur Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5203)
  2. ^ "Climate: Selong". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 17 November 2020.