Masamba

Coordinates: 2°33′11″S 120°19′39″E / 2.55306°S 120.32750°E / -2.55306; 120.32750
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Masamba
UTC+8 (WITA)
Postal code
92912 ‒ 92961
Area code0473

Masamba is a small river town and district (

kecamatan) in the North Luwu Regency of South Sulawesi Province of Indonesia which serves as the seat of the regency. The town lies on the Patikala River. It is served by Andi Jemma Airport. The district covers an area of 1,068.85 km2 and had a population of 38,024 at the 2020 Census;[2] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 39,152 (comprising 19,585 males and 39,567 females).[3]
Much of the land in the region is swampy coastal plains with mangroves found in its shallow waters.[4]

A population of

Coconuts
are also grown near the coast in this region of Sulawesi.

Villages

There are 19 villages in Masamba District, of which 4 are classed as urban kelurahan and 15 are classed as rural desa.

  • Balebo
  • Baliase (kelurahan)
  • Bone (kelurahan)
  • Kamiri
  • Kappuna (kelurahan)
  • Kasimbong (kelurahan)
  • Laba
  • Lanyang Tallang
  • Lapapa
  • Mapi
  • Masamba
  • Pandak
  • Pincara
  • Pombakka
  • Pongo
  • Rompu
  • Sepakat
  • Sumilin
  • Toradda


Climate

Masamba has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall in September and October and heavy to very heavy rainfall in the remaining months.

Climate data for Masamba
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 27.7
(81.9) 		27.9
(82.2) 		28.0
(82.4) 		28.0
(82.4) 		27.8
(82.0) 		27.0
(80.6) 		26.4
(79.5) 		27.5
(81.5) 		28.0
(82.4) 		29.2
(84.6) 		28.7
(83.7) 		28.0
(82.4) 		27.9
(82.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 23.8
(74.8) 		24.0
(75.2) 		24.1
(75.4) 		24.1
(75.4) 		24.1
(75.4) 		23.5
(74.3) 		22.7
(72.9) 		23.4
(74.1) 		23.6
(74.5) 		24.5
(76.1) 		24.4
(75.9) 		24.0
(75.2) 		23.8
(74.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.2
(72.0) 		22.2
(72.0) 		22.7
(72.9) 		22.6
(72.7) 		22.9
(73.2) 		20.0
(68.0) 		19.0
(66.2) 		19.3
(66.7) 		19.2
(66.6) 		19.8
(67.6) 		20.1
(68.2) 		20.1
(68.2) 		20.8
(69.5)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 259
(10.2) 		247
(9.7) 		295
(11.6) 		397
(15.6) 		287
(11.3) 		209
(8.2) 		157
(6.2) 		133
(5.2) 		104
(4.1) 		117
(4.6) 		225
(8.9) 		288
(11.3) 		2,718
(106.9)
Source: Climate-Data.org[8]

References

  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023.
  2. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023.
  4. ISBN 0-444-42181-5
    .
  5. ISBN 978-0-87727-745-3
    .
  6. ISBN 3-540-00603-6
    .
  7. ISBN 0-87727-133-X
    .
  8. ^ "Climate: Masamba". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 19 November 2020.


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