Town in Aceh, Indonesia
Bireuën or Bireun is an Indonesian town, the seat of the Bireuën Regency government in the Aceh Special Territory of Sumatra. Bireuen is located at 5°12′18″N 96°42′06″E / 5.20500°N 96.70167°E / 5.20500; 96.70167. The town (officially called Kota Juang District) covers an area of 16.91 km2, and it had a population of 44,604 at the 2010 Census[1] and 47,670 at the 2020 Census;[2] the official mid-2022 population estimate was 47,983.[3]
History
Bireuën was once the capital of the Republic of Indonesia in its war of independence. It served as the capital for 1 week.[citation needed]
Geography
Bireuën is located in the province of Aceh, a semi-autonomous region in the northern half of Sumatra island. Its location is surrounded by hills which makes it easy to defend.[citation needed]
Climate
Bireuen has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from February to September and heavy rainfall from October to January.
| Climate data for Bireuen
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| Month
|
Jan
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Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
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Jul
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Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
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Year
|
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
30.0
(86.0)
|
31.1
(88.0)
|
32.1
(89.8)
|
32.4
(90.3)
|
31.7
(89.1)
|
31.7
(89.1)
|
31.3
(88.3)
|
31.6
(88.9)
|
30.8
(87.4)
|
31.0
(87.8)
|
30.1
(86.2)
|
29.7
(85.5)
|
31.1
(88.0)
|
| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
26.5
(79.7)
|
27.0
(80.6)
|
27.5
(81.5)
|
28.0
(82.4)
|
27.8
(82.0)
|
27.7
(81.9)
|
27.3
(81.1)
|
27.6
(81.7)
|
27.0
(80.6)
|
27.4
(81.3)
|
26.7
(80.1)
|
26.4
(79.5)
|
27.2
(81.0)
|
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
23.0
(73.4)
|
22.9
(73.2)
|
23.0
(73.4)
|
23.7
(74.7)
|
23.9
(75.0)
|
23.8
(74.8)
|
23.3
(73.9)
|
23.6
(74.5)
|
23.3
(73.9)
|
23.8
(74.8)
|
23.4
(74.1)
|
23.2
(73.8)
|
23.4
(74.1)
|
| Average rainfall mm (inches)
|
161
(6.3)
|
95
(3.7)
|
109
(4.3)
|
116
(4.6)
|
127
(5.0)
|
72
(2.8)
|
77
(3.0)
|
70
(2.8)
|
107
(4.2)
|
186
(7.3)
|
200
(7.9)
|
238
(9.4)
|
1,558
(61.3)
|
| Source: Climate-Data.org[4]
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References
- ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 20-23.
- ^ "Climate: Bireuen". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
