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Tanah Merah, Indonesia

South-eastern Asia

Tanah Merah is a town in South Papua province, Indonesia, on the bank of the Digul River, about two hundred miles from Merauke in the interior of Western New Guinea. It is the administrative center of Boven Digoel Regency, covering 225.68 square kilometers with a population of 12,261 at mid-2023.

Facts
Population
12,261 1
Area (sq km)
225.68 1
Population Estimate Year
2023 1
Latitude
6.09667 degrees south 1
Longitude
140.30333 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC+09:00 4
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Tanahmerah
  • Lead paragraph, population figure
    had a population of 12,261 at mid 2023.
  • Lead paragraph, date of population figure
    had a population of 12,261 at mid 2023.
  • Lead paragraph, area figure
    administratively covers an area of 225.68
  • Infobox, coordinates field (latitude)
    6°5′48″S 140°18′12″E
  • Infobox, coordinates field (longitude)
    6°5′48″S 140°18′12″E
  • In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at -6.0967,140.3033
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 24.0
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -6.25, 140.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -6.25, 140.25
-6.25 140.25 Am
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4. GeoNames: Tanah Merah - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2082430, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.36 km)
Quote, cities500 record 2082430, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.36 km)
-6.09756 140.30649 P PPLA2 ID PS 9413 0 26 Asia/Jayapura
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