Tuapeijat Explained

Tuapeijat
Native Name Lang:id
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Indonesia Sumatra
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Regency
Subdivision Name2:Mentawai Islands
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:North Sipore
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:126.06
Population As Of:2015 estimate
Population Total:5756
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:UTC+7 (Western Indonesia Time)
Postal Code:25392

Tuapeijat (also spelled Tuapejat or Tua Pejat) is a town within North Sipora District (Kecamatan Sipora Utara) in the Mentawai Islands Regency of West Sumatra province of Indonesia and it is the administrative seat (capital) of Mentawai Islands Regency. The population was 4,344 at the 2010 Census, and the 2015 estimate gave the population as 5,756. The town's jurisdiction includes three small islands of Siburu, Silabok and Pototoga in addition to the main town areas on Sipora Island.

Climate

Tuapejat has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kecamatan Sipora Utara dalam Angka 2016. Statistics Indonesia. 31 August 2017. Indonesian.