Amahai

Amahai
Village and District
Amahai is located in Seram Island
Amahai
Amahai
Location in Seram Island
Coordinates: 3°20′38″S 128°55′56″E / 3.34389°S 128.93222°E / -3.34389; 128.93222
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceMaluku
Area
 • Total
1,619.07 km2 (625.13 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total
50,478
Time zoneUTC+8 (WITA)

Amahai is a village (desa) and an administrative district (kecamatan) on the south coast of the Indonesian island of Seram, in Central Maluku Regency. The village, which serves as the administrative centre of the eponymous district, lies to the south of Masohi town, both being situated on the coast of Elpaputih Bay, and they are surrounded on the landward sides by Amahai District.[2] Teon Nila Serua District is also a semi-enclave within Amahai District, which surrounds it on all sides except the west (where it is bordered by Teluk Elpaputih District). Daily speedboats connect Tulehu (the port of Salahutu District on Ambon Island) with Amahai, which is Seram's main port.[3]

Amahai District covers a land area of 1,619.07 km2 and had a population of 38,932 at the 2010 Census[4] and 50,028 at the 2020 Census;[5] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 50,478 inhabitants.[1] The district is subdivided into 14 rural villages (desa) plus the kelurahan of Hollo, all sharing the postcode of 97516.

Kode
Wilayah		 Name
of
desa or
kelurahan		 Area
in
km2		 Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2022[6]
81.01.01.2001 Tamilouw 596.00 7,917
81.01.16.2002 Sepa 223.60 8,544
81.01.16.2003 Rutah 40.00 3,436
81.01.16.2004 Soahuku 27.00 4,791
81.01.16.2005 Amahai (village) 52.00 3,664
81.01.16.2006 Haruru 20.70 9,456
81.01.16.2007 Sehati 1.87 814
81.01.01.2008 Makariki 39.00 4,128
81.01.16.1009 Hollo 10.70 1,745
81.01.16.2010 Yafila 4.00 611
81.01.16.2011 Banda Baru 8.50 501
81.01.16.2020 Yanuielo 0.30 2,788
81.01.16.2021 Nuanea 125.00 461
81.01.16.2022 Hatuhenu 0.30 385
81.01.16.2023 Nuweletetu 0.10 300
Climate data for Amahai, Seram Maluku Indonesia
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 35
(95) 		35
(95) 		35
(95) 		33
(91) 		32
(90) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		31
(88) 		32
(90) 		34
(93) 		35
(95) 		35
(95)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31
(88) 		31
(88) 		31
(88) 		30
(86) 		28
(82) 		27
(81) 		27
(81) 		27
(81) 		28
(82) 		29
(84) 		31
(88) 		31
(88) 		29
(84)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27
(81) 		27
(81) 		27
(81) 		27
(81) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		26
(79) 		27
(81) 		27
(81) 		26
(79)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		24
(75) 		23
(73)
Record low °C (°F) 22
(72) 		22
(72) 		22
(72) 		21
(70) 		21
(70) 		20
(68) 		20
(68) 		19
(66) 		18
(64) 		18
(64) 		21
(70) 		20
(68) 		18
(64)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 120
(4.7) 		110
(4.3) 		130
(5.1) 		270
(10.6) 		510
(20.1) 		630
(24.8) 		600
(23.6) 		400
(15.7) 		240
(9.4) 		150
(5.9) 		110
(4.3) 		130
(5.1) 		3,450
(135.8)
Average rainy days 6 6 5 6 — 23 22 18 12 9 7 7 121
Average relative humidity (%) (daily average) 78 77 79 82 83 84 83 82 81 80 79 78 81
Mean daily sunshine hours 12.7 12.6 12.5 12.4 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.4 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.5
Source: [7]

References

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Maluku Tengah Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8101)
  2. ^ "Seram Island (map)". Indonesiatravelingguide.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Essential guide to Pulau Seram". Lonely Planet. Archived from the original on 2019-10-07.
  4. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  5. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  6. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kecamatan Amahai Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8103050)
  7. ^ "weatherbase - AMAHAI, INDONESIA". weatherbase.


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