Bitung
City of Bitung
Kota Bitung | |
---|---|
UTC+8 (Indonesia Central Time) | |
• Summer (DST) | no DST |
Postcodes | 955xx |
Area code | (+62) 438 |
Vehicle registration | DB |
Website | bitungkota.go.id |
Bitung, officially the City of Bitung (
A number of development projects have been completed, or are currently undergoing centring around the city; these include the Bitung Special Economic Zone (SEZ), Manado–Bitung Toll Road, Bitung International Ocean Going Ship Port, and the Makassar-Bitung rail track; which will automatically make the city a gateway to the Pacific region.[4]
Administrative divisions
The city is divided into eight
Kode Wilayah |
Name of District (kecamatan) |
Area in km2 |
Pop'n census 2010 |
Pop'n census 2020 |
Pop'n estimate mid 2022 |
No. of villages |
Post codes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
71.72.02 | Madidir (a) | 20.83 | 33,482 | 36,323 | 36,292 | 8 | 95513 - 95516, 95541 |
71.72.05 | Matuari (b) | 33.96 | 27,180 | 40,496 | 43,024 | 8 | 95539, 95545 - 95547 |
71.82.06 | Girian | 5.17 | 27,862 | 38,074 | 39,780 | 7 | 95511, 95542 - 95544 |
71.72.01 | Lembeh Selatan (c) (South Lembeh) |
25.53 | 9,120 | 10,665 | 10,812 | 7 | 95551 - 95558 |
71.72.08 | Lembeh Utara (North Lembeh) |
27.66 | 8,509 | 9,525 | 9,575 | 10 | 95551 - 95559 |
71.72.04 | Aertembaga (d) | 33.09 | 28,262 | 29,994 | 29,842 | 10 | 95521 - 95529 |
71.72.07 | Maesa | 9.70 | 36,007 | 39,681 | 39,768 | 8 | 95511 & 95512, 95521 - 95523 |
71.72.03 | Ranowulu (e) | 157.57 | 17,230 | 20,376 | 20,702 | 11 | 95531 - 95538 |
Totals | 313.51 | 187,932 | 225,134 | 229,795 | 69 | — |
Notes: (a) formerly Bitung Tengah (Central Bitung). (b) formerly Bitung Barat (West Bitung). (c) formerly Bitung Selatan (South Bitung); the district includes 15 offshore islands. (d) formerly Bitung Timur (East Bitung). (e) formerly Bitung Utara (North Bitung); the district includes offshore island of Pulau Powteng.
Nature reserve
Economy
Bitung Special Economic Zone (SEZ)
Bitung was named as one of the country's Special Economic Zones in 2014. Priority sectors in the area are logistics, herbal pharmacy, fish processing and coconut processing. Based on Government Regulation No.32/2014 on Bitung SEZ, it will occupy an area of 534
Transport
Manado-Bitung Toll Road
On 16 January 2014, local authorities passed responsibility to acquire land for the
Davao-Bitung Roll-On Roll-Off Ferry Service
On 28 April 2017,
Climate
Bitung has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.
Climate data for Bitung | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.4 (84.9) |
29.5 (85.1) |
29.7 (85.5) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.6 (88.9) |
30.8 (87.4) |
29.9 (85.8) |
30.6 (87.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.8 (78.4) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.5 (79.6) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.3 (72.1) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.4 (72.2) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 387 (15.2) |
319 (12.6) |
277 (10.9) |
249 (9.8) |
233 (9.2) |
203 (8.0) |
155 (6.1) |
124 (4.9) |
137 (5.4) |
165 (6.5) |
263 (10.4) |
331 (13.0) |
2,843 (112) |
Source: Climate-Data.org[14] |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kota Bitung Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7172)
- ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- Antara News. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Taman Nasional Tangkoko" [Tangkoko National Park]. Koran-Jakarta.com (in Indonesian). Koran Jakarta, PT Berita Nusantara. 24 June 2013. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ "Chinese company promises better development in Bitung". En.Tempo.co. Tempo. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ Ryo Noor (16 January 2014). Andrew Pattymahu (ed.). "Jalan Tol Manado Bitung di Launching" [Manado Bitung Toll Road is launching] (in Indonesian). Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ Sugianto, Danang (2 May 2017). "Proyek Jalan Tol Manado-Bitung Habiskan Dana Hingga Rp 6,7 T" [Manado-Bitung Toll Road project spends up to IDR 6.7 T]. finance.detik.com (in Indonesian). Detik. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Jokowi, Duterte open new shipping line between Davao City and Bitung". JakartaGlobe.id. Jakarta, Indonesia: Jakarta Globe. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Sah, Kapal Ro-Ro Davao-Bitung Mulai Beroperasi 30 April" [Legitimately, the Davao-Bitung Ro-Ro vessel started operations 30 April]. bisniskeuangan.kompas.com (in Indonesian). PT. Kompas Cyber Media (Kompas Gramedia Digital Group). 28 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Soon: shorter shipping route between PH, Indonesia". Rappler.com. Rappler. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ Antonio L. Colina IV (28 April 2017). "Davao-GenSan-Bitung RORO route to decongest ports in Manila". MindaNews.com. Davao City, Philippines: Mindanao Institute of Journalism. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ Sri Mas Sari (18 July 2019). Hendra Wibawa (ed.). "Pengoperasian Ulang Rute Bitung - Davao Masih Tunggu Insentif" [Re-operation of Bitung - Davao route still waiting for incentives]. Bisnis.com (in Indonesian). Jakarta, Indonesia: Bisnis Indonesia. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Climate: Bitung". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
Media
- Media related to Bitung at Wikimedia Commons
- https://web.archive.org/web/20130808160445/http://BitungTimes.com/