Bintuni

District in West Papua, Indonesia

Bintuni (Dutch: Steenkool) is a small town and administrative district in West Papua, Indonesia and seat of the Teluk Bintuni Regency. It comprises two villages (West Bintuni and East Bintuni) with a combined population of 13,795 at the 2010 Census.^[1] The town is located near the southeast coast of the Bird's Head Peninsula on Bintuni Bay.^[2][3] It is served by Steenkool Airport. The district had 24,742 inhabitants in 2018.^[4]

Climate

Bintuni has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall in all months except July and August.

References

1. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
2. "Welt Atlas". Archived from the original on 2019-01-09. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
3. "International Education Journal" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
5. "Climate: Bintuni". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.