Sunday, December 25, 2011

Manado city's geographical


The city of Manado is located at the northern tip of the peninsula of the island of Sulawesi, the geographical position of 124 ° 40 '- 124 ° 50' East Longitude and 1 ° 30 '- 1 ° 40' North Latitude. The climate in this city is a tropical climate with an average temperature of 24 ° - 27 ° C. Average rainfall is 3187 mm / year with the driest climate in about August and the wettest in January. The intensity of solar radiation on average 53% and ± 84% relative humidity.

Land area is 15,726 hectares. Manado is also a coastal city that has a long coastline of 18.7 kilometers. The city is also surrounded by hills and mountain ranges. Land areas are dominated by a hilly area with some low-lying coastal areas. Interval altitude plateau between 0-40% with the highest peak in the mountain Tumpa. Territorial waters of Manado City includes the island of Bunaken, Siladen island and the island of Manado Tua. Siladen and Bunaken Island has a wavy topography with peaks as high as 200 meters. While the island of Manado Tua is a volcanic island with a height of ± 750 meters. Meanwhile, the waters of the bay of Manado has a depth of 2-5 meters on the coast to 2,000 meters on the property line meeting the basic coastal continental slope. Depth is a kind of barrier so far the damage intensity of Bunaken National Park is relatively low.

 
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