Piru is a small town and capital of the West Seram Regency on the southwestern coast of the Indonesian island of Seram.[2] At the 2020 Census, it had 16,336 inhabitants.[3] On 21–22 August 1999 there was violent conflict in the area and other settlements such as Ariate, Loki, Laala and Wailissa, which resulted in 12 deaths in total on the island.[4]
Piru | |
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Town | |
  Piru Location in Seram Island | |
| Coordinates: 3°4′52″S 128°8′28″E / 3.08111°S 128.14111°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Maluku |
| Regency | West Seram |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 16,336 |
| [1] | |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (WITA) |
Climate
Piru has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall in July and August and heavy rainfall in the remaining months.
| Climate data for Piru | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.8 (87.4) | 30.8 (87.4) | 30.7 (87.3) | 30.1 (86.2) | 29.4 (84.9) | 28.5 (83.3) | 27.6 (81.7) | 27.8 (82.0) | 28.9 (84.0) | 29.7 (85.5) | 30.9 (87.6) | 30.8 (87.4) | 29.7 (85.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.4 (81.3) | 27.3 (81.1) | 27.3 (81.1) | 26.9 (80.4) | 26.6 (79.9) | 26.0 (78.8) | 25.3 (77.5) | 25.4 (77.7) | 26.0 (78.8) | 26.4 (79.5) | 27.3 (81.1) | 27.3 (81.1) | 26.6 (79.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 24.0 (75.2) | 23.9 (75.0) | 23.9 (75.0) | 23.8 (74.8) | 23.8 (74.8) | 23.5 (74.3) | 23.1 (73.6) | 23.1 (73.6) | 23.2 (73.8) | 23.2 (73.8) | 23.8 (74.8) | 23.9 (75.0) | 23.6 (74.5) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 214 (8.4) | 205 (8.1) | 211 (8.3) | 183 (7.2) | 184 (7.2) | 173 (6.8) | 107 (4.2) | 117 (4.6) | 139 (5.5) | 128 (5.0) | 197 (7.8) | 283 (11.1) | 2,141 (84.2) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[5] | |||||||||||||