Palabuhanratu
Palabuhanratu | |
|---|---|
UTC+7 (IWST) | |
| Postal code | 43364 |
| Area code | (+62) 266 |
| Villages | 10 |
Palabuhanratu or Pelabuhan Ratu (
Economy
Ocean fishing port
The current port has been improved to become an ocean fishing port with an investment of Rp.415 billion ($48.8 million) on a 17-hectare area expansion. The project was initialized in September 2011.[5]
Tourism
Coastline
The Pelabuhan Ratu's white sands beach is a popular vacation destination for visitors from Sukabumi, Bogor, Bandung, and Jakarta. However, because of high rolling waves, some spots on the beach are considered too dangerous for swimming. Together with Pangandaran, the beaches are popular in West Java, both facing south towards the Indian Ocean.
Hotels, restaurants, resorts, and tourism facilities were built in the vicinity. Among the oldest is The Samudra Beach Hotel, established in 1966 and commissioned by then-Indonesian president
Surfing location
Palabuhanratu has become a popular location for surfers in recent years, with its Indian Ocean location providing good waves. Several spots that are popular with
From June 12 to 18, 2011 the second event of the West Java Surfing Championship was initialized at Cimaja Beach: a 750-meter beach with waves about 1 to 2 meters high. The competition got 6 stars surfing premium (the highest rank) as a part of the Indonesian Surfing Championship and Asian Surfing Championship Tours. Cimaja Beach has many rocks, so sometimes it is called 'Beach Without Sand.'[8]
Climate
Palabuhanratu has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from June to September and heavy to very heavy rainfall from October to May.
| Climate data for Palabuhanratu | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.5 (86.9) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.9 (89.4) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.8 (89.2) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.4 (90.3) |
31.9 (89.4) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.7 (89.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.5 (79.7) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.5 (79.7) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.9 (80.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.5 (72.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.6 (72.7) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.6 (70.9) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.1 (71.9) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 349 (13.7) |
298 (11.7) |
337 (13.3) |
235 (9.3) |
190 (7.5) |
114 (4.5) |
117 (4.6) |
98 (3.9) |
118 (4.6) |
223 (8.8) |
379 (14.9) |
384 (15.1) |
2,842 (111.9) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[9] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Sukabumi Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3202)
- ^ [Pelabuhan Ratu Heavy Damage Road]
- ^ (in Dutch) Nederlandse Malacologische Vereniging, Correspondentieblad van de Nederlandse Malacologische Vereniging, Volumes 161-170 (1974), p475
- ISBN 0-918373-12-3, pp 232
- ^ [Pelabuhan Ratu Ocean Fishing Port]
- ^ Khouw, Ida Indawati. "Room No. 308 still retains its mystery". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved December 20, 2006.
- ^ Döhne, Roy James. "Room 308 A room for the Javanese goddess of The South Sea". Website Roy James. Retrieved July 5, 2007.
- ^ [Asian Surfing Championship Tours]
- ^ "Climate: Palabuhanratu". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
