Jantho

Kota Jantho (Jantho town) is a small town in Aceh province of Indonesia. Jantho is the seat of local government for the Aceh Besar Regency. It covers an area of 592.5 km² and had a population of 8,443 at the 2010 Census^[2] and 9,440 at the 2020 Census.^[3]

Jantho
Town
Great Mosque of Jantho, Greater Aceh
Jantho Location in Aceh, Northern Sumatra, Sumatra and Indonesia Show map of Aceh Jantho Jantho (Northern Sumatra) Show map of Northern Sumatra Jantho Jantho (Sumatra) Show map of Sumatra Jantho Jantho (Indonesia) Show map of Indonesia
Coordinates: 5°18′00″N 95°38′00″E
Country	Indonesia
Province	Aceh
Regency	Aceh Besar Regency
Area
• Total	592.50 km2 (228.77 sq mi)
Population  (2020 Census)[1]
• Total	9,440
Time zone	UTC+7 (IWST)

Jantho became famous due to a report of two women being publicly whipped in 2010 after being found guilty of selling food during the fasting hours of Ramadan, in accordance with Sharia law.^[4][5]

Climate

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

Climate data for Jantho
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	28.0 (82.4)	29.0 (84.2)	30.9 (87.6)	31.6 (88.9)	30.0 (86.0)	30.5 (86.9)	30.0 (86.0)	30.7 (87.3)	29.9 (85.8)	30.2 (86.4)	28.9 (84.0)	28.0 (82.4)	29.8 (85.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	25.7 (78.3)	26.1 (79.0)	27.0 (80.6)	27.7 (81.9)	27.1 (80.8)	27.6 (81.7)	27.0 (80.6)	27.6 (81.7)	26.9 (80.4)	27.4 (81.3)	26.4 (79.5)	25.9 (78.6)	26.9 (80.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23.4 (74.1)	23.3 (73.9)	23.1 (73.6)	23.9 (75.0)	24.3 (75.7)	24.7 (76.5)	24.0 (75.2)	24.6 (76.3)	23.9 (75.0)	24.6 (76.3)	23.9 (75.0)	23.8 (74.8)	24.0 (75.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	180 (7.1)	126 (5.0)	166 (6.5)	175 (6.9)	144 (5.7)	72 (2.8)	65 (2.6)	104 (4.1)	134 (5.3)	211 (8.3)	238 (9.4)	241 (9.5)	1,856 (73.2)
Source: Climate-Data.org[6]