2°32′S 121°58′E / 2.533°S 121.967°E
Bungku  | |
|---|---|
Town  | |
![]() Bungku  | |
| Coordinates: 2°32′S 121°58′E / 2.533°S 121.967°E | |
| Country | |
| Province | Central Sulawesi | 
| Regency | Morowali Regency | 
| Population  (2018)  | |
| • Total | 25,477 | 
| [1] | |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (+8) | 
Bungku is a town and the administrative centre of the Regency of Morowali, in Central Sulawesi Province of Indonesia.[2]
Bungku was originally not the capital of Morowali Regency. When Morowali Regencu csme into being on 4 October 1999, the capital of the new Regency was Kolonodale. In 2004, the plan to shift the Morowali capital southeast from Kolonodale to Bungku left non-Bungku residents, both Protestant and Muslim, feeling further disenfranchised.[3] Accordingly on 12 April 2013 a separate North Morowali Regency (with its capital at Kolonodale) was established by separating the northwesterly districts from Morowali Regency.
The city is served by Maleo Airport, opened in March 2017.[4]
Climate
Bungku has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from September to November and heavy rainfall from December to August.
| Climate data for Bungku | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | 
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.0 (87.8)  | 
30.9 (87.6)  | 
31.1 (88.0)  | 
31.1 (88.0)  | 
30.9 (87.6)  | 
30.1 (86.2)  | 
29.7 (85.5)  | 
30.6 (87.1)  | 
31.3 (88.3)  | 
32.2 (90.0)  | 
32.1 (89.8)  | 
31.4 (88.5)  | 
31.0 (87.9)  | 
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.1 (80.8)  | 
27.0 (80.6)  | 
27.2 (81.0)  | 
27.2 (81.0)  | 
27.2 (81.0)  | 
26.6 (79.9)  | 
26.0 (78.8)  | 
26.5 (79.7)  | 
26.8 (80.2)  | 
27.4 (81.3)  | 
27.7 (81.9)  | 
27.4 (81.3)  | 
27.0 (80.6)  | 
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.2 (73.8)  | 
23.2 (73.8)  | 
23.3 (73.9)  | 
23.4 (74.1)  | 
23.6 (74.5)  | 
23.1 (73.6)  | 
22.3 (72.1)  | 
22.4 (72.3)  | 
22.3 (72.1)  | 
22.7 (72.9)  | 
23.4 (74.1)  | 
23.4 (74.1)  | 
23.0 (73.4)  | 
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 170 (6.7)  | 
172 (6.8)  | 
212 (8.3)  | 
248 (9.8)  | 
235 (9.3)  | 
247 (9.7)  | 
205 (8.1)  | 
160 (6.3)  | 
90 (3.5)  | 
72 (2.8)  | 
98 (3.9)  | 
143 (5.6)  | 
2,052 (80.8)  | 
| Source: Climate-Data.org[5] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2018.
 - ↑ "Geographical environment / Morowali Project". Prime Minerals. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
 - ↑ "Renegotiating boundaries. Access, agency and identity in post-Soeharto Indonesia" (PDF). OAPEN. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
 - ↑ "Maret 2017, Bandara Maleo Buka Penerbangan". Metro Sulawesi (in Indonesian). 2017-02-15.
 - ↑ "Climate: Bungku". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
 
