Jantho
Jantho | |
|---|---|
 Great Mosque of Jantho, Greater Aceh | |
| Coordinates: 5°18′00″N 95°38′00″E / 5.30000°N 95.63333°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Aceh |
| Regency | Aceh Besar Regency |
| Area | |
• Total | 592.50 km2 (228.77 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 Census)[1] | |
• Total | 9,440 |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (IWST) |
Kota Jantho (Jantho town) is a small town in Aceh province of Indonesia. Jantho is the seat of local government for the Aceh Besar Regency. It covers an area of 592.5 km2 and had a population of 8,443 at the 2010 Census[2] and 9,440 at the 2020 Census.[3]
Jantho became famous due to a report of two women being publicly whipped in 2010 after being found guilty of selling food during the fasting hours of Ramadan, in accordance with Sharia law.[4][5]
Climate
Jantho has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate to heavy rainfall year-round.
| Climate data for Jantho | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.0 (82.4) |
29.0 (84.2) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.6 (88.9) |
30.0 (86.0) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.0 (86.0) |
30.7 (87.3) |
29.9 (85.8) |
30.2 (86.4) |
28.9 (84.0) |
28.0 (82.4) |
29.8 (85.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.7 (78.3) |
26.1 (79.0) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.6 (81.7) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.4 (81.3) |
26.4 (79.5) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.9 (80.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.4 (74.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.6 (76.3) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.6 (76.3) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.8 (74.8) |
24.0 (75.1) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 180 (7.1) |
126 (5.0) |
166 (6.5) |
175 (6.9) |
144 (5.7) |
72 (2.8) |
65 (2.6) |
104 (4.1) |
134 (5.3) |
211 (8.3) |
238 (9.4) |
241 (9.5) |
1,856 (73.2) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[6] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ "24 hours in pictures". The Guardian. 8 April 2011.
- ^ "Islamization Watch: Indonesian women caned at mosque for selling food during Muslim festival of Ramadan: Crowd shouts: "Add to it. Let her feel it."". Archived from the original on 2011-10-11. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ "Climate: Jantho". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
See also