Jabiru (Australia)

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Jabiru
State : AustraliaAustralia Australia
State : Flag of the Northern Territory.svg Northern Territory
Founded : 1982
Coordinates : 12 ° 40 ′  S , 132 ° 50 ′  E Coordinates: 12 ° 40 ′  S , 132 ° 50 ′  E
Height : 27  m
Area : 13.5  km²
Residents : 1,081 (2016)
Population density : 80 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : ACST (UTC + 9: 30)
Postal code : 0886
LGA : Jabiru Town Council
Jabiru (Northern Territory)
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Jabiru's location in the Northern Territory

Jabiru is a city in the Australian state of Northern Territory with about 1,100 inhabitants. The city is surrounded by the Kakadu National Park.

climate

The temperatures are consistently high and differ only slightly over the course of the year: The highest temperatures are reached in October with an average of 37.6 ° C, and in June the thermometer reaches an average of 31.7 ° C. The relatively high annual rainfall of 1582 mm is distributed very unevenly; 1509 mm of this is attributable to the rainy season in the months of November to April.

Jabiru
Climate diagram
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Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm
Source: Bureau of Meteorology, Australia, data: 1984–2002
Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Jabiru
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 33.5 33.1 33.2 34.3 33.3 31.4 31.7 33.7 35.9 37.4 36.4 34.8 O 34.1
Min. Temperature (° C) 24.5 24.3 24.3 23.6 21.6 19.2 18.4 19.2 21.4 23.8 24.8 24.7 O 22.5
Precipitation ( mm ) 347.0 332.0 317.8 65.5 11.4 0.6 2.6 3.9 9.0 27.1 157.7 210.7 Σ 1,485.3
Rainy days ( d ) 21.5 21.2 20.1 7.1 2.1 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.8 2.9 12.0 15.8 Σ 104.5
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  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Source: Bureau of Meteorology, Australia, data: 1984–2002

economy

Apart from the uranium mining in the Ranger uranium mine , tourism and the culture and art of the Aborigines are the main industries in Jabiru.

Jabiru is a small town with a supermarket, fishing shop, café, snack bar, bakery and emergency services (police, fire brigade and ambulance).

During the rainy season from October to April, Jabiru can often only be reached by air as the Arnhem Highway is often flooded.

For recreational activities there is Jabiru Town Lake (for picnicking and barbecuing), barramundi fishing, day trips to Ubirr Rock , Twin Falls and other attractions in Kakadu National Park.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics : Jabiru ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  2. ↑ Climate data of the Jabiru Airport station ( English ) Retrieved on September 21, 2011.
  3. ↑ Bureau of Meteorology, Australia: Klimeinformationen Jabiru. World Meteorological Organization, accessed April 6, 2012 .

Web links

  • West Arnhem Regional Council: Jabiru (English)