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Praya, Lombok

Coordinates: 8°42′28″S 116°16′23″E / 8.70778°S 116.27306°E / -8.70778; 116.27306
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Praya
Town
Praya, Lombok
Praya, Lombok
Praya is located in Lombok
Praya
Praya
Location in Indonesia
Praya is located in Indonesia
Praya
Praya
Praya (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 8°42′28″S 116°16′23″E / 8.70778°S 116.27306°E / -8.70778; 116.27306
CountryIndonesia
RegionLesser Sunda Islands
ProvinceWest Nusa Tenggara
RegencyCentral Lombok
KecamatanPraya
Area
 • Total61.26 km2 (23.65 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total132,684
 • Density2,200/km2 (5,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+08

Praya (Indonesian: Praya or Kecamatan Praya) is the capital town of Central Lombok Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Lombok Tengah) on Lombok Island in the province of West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. It has an area of 61.26 square kilometres (23.65 sq mi) and a population of 125,890 people at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 132,684.[1] It is a predominantly Muslim town, with minorities of Balinese inhabitants following Hinduism and Chinese inhabitants following Buddhism or Christianity.

Transportation

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It is located a short distance to the north of the Bandara Internasional Lombok airport (IATA: LOP, ICAO: WADL), which opened on 1 October 2011. The airport is the island's only operational airport and provides services for both international and domestic operations. It is also the only international airport serving the province of West Nusa Tenggara.

Climate

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Praya has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) with moderate to little rainfall from May to October and heavy rainfall from November to April.

Climate data for Praya
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.9
(85.8)
30.0
(86.0)
30.2
(86.4)
30.8
(87.4)
30.4
(86.7)
29.7
(85.5)
29.2
(84.6)
29.7
(85.5)
30.3
(86.5)
30.7
(87.3)
30.6
(87.1)
30.4
(86.7)
30.2
(86.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.0
(78.8)
26.1
(79.0)
26.0
(78.8)
26.0
(78.8)
25.4
(77.7)
24.5
(76.1)
24.0
(75.2)
24.4
(75.9)
25.3
(77.5)
25.9
(78.6)
26.3
(79.3)
26.3
(79.3)
25.5
(77.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.2
(72.0)
22.3
(72.1)
21.9
(71.4)
21.2
(70.2)
20.5
(68.9)
19.4
(66.9)
18.9
(66.0)
19.2
(66.6)
20.3
(68.5)
21.1
(70.0)
22.0
(71.6)
22.2
(72.0)
20.9
(69.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 286
(11.3)
269
(10.6)
198
(7.8)
160
(6.3)
118
(4.6)
79
(3.1)
73
(2.9)
31
(1.2)
13
(0.5)
80
(3.1)
185
(7.3)
307
(12.1)
1,799
(70.8)
Source: Climate-Data.org[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Lombok Tengah Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5202)
  2. ^ "Climate: Praya". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 17 November 2020.