Sampit
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Sampit | |
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  Sampit | |
| Coordinates: 2°32′S 112°57′E / 2.533°S 112.950°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Central Kalimantan |
| Regency | East Kotawaringin Regency |
| Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (WIB) |
Sampit is a city located in East Kotawaringin Regency, Central Kalimantan. Previously a timber port town, it has been growing to a medium-sized city with population of 166,773 and it's economy has since stopped relies to timber products. However, the city does not have legally defined boundaries and not an autonomous city despite having sizeable population and urban built-up. It is consisted of two districts under East Kotawaringin Regency, which are Baamang district and Mentawa Baru Ketapang district, and sometimes include urban agglomeration within it's surrounding with total population figure sometimes noted as more than 200,000.
History
Early History
Colonial Era
Independence
Sampit became known worldwide following inter-ethnic violent communal clashes between the Dayaks and the Madurese during the Sampit conflict which broke out on February 17, 2001 and lasted for 10 days.[1] There are a number of stories purportedly describing the incident that sparked the violence in 2001. One version claims that it was caused by an arson attack on a Dayak house. Rumours spread that the fire was caused by Madurese, and later a group of Dayaks began burning houses in a Madurese neighbourhood.[2] Another version says that the massacre was triggered by an earlier incident in December 2000 when a Dayak man was killed by three Madurese.[3]
Geography
Climate
Sampit has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.
| Climate data for Sampit | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.5 (85.1) |
30.0 (86.0) |
30.4 (86.7) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.8 (89.2) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.0 (87.8) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.9 (87.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.0 (78.8) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.8 (80.2) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.8 (80.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.5 (72.5) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.7 (72.9) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 278 (10.9) |
247 (9.7) |
326 (12.8) |
291 (11.5) |
246 (9.7) |
187 (7.4) |
155 (6.1) |
123 (4.8) |
136 (5.4) |
186 (7.3) |
266 (10.5) |
275 (10.8) |
2,716 (106.9) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[4] | |||||||||||||
2°32′S 112°57′E / 2.533°S 112.950°E
References
- ^ Fischer, Horst; McDonald, Avril; Dugard, John; Hans-Peter Gasser; Christopher Greenwood; Hortensia Gutierrez Posse; G. Herczeg; William Fenrick (23 May 2004). Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law:. Cambridge University Press. p. 539. ISBN 978-90-6704-169-0. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ "Indonesia: The Violence in Central Kalimantan (Borneo)". Human Rights Watch. February 28, 2001. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
- ^ Abdullah, Taufik (2009). Indonesia: towards democracy. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 552. ISBN 978-981-230-366-0. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ "Climate: Sampit". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.