Lewoleba

Lewoleba is a town and also the capital of the Lembata Regency, East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. It is located in Nubatukan District on Lembata Island,^[2] which comprises seven urban communities (kelurahan) and eleven rural villages (desa) that form that administrative district.

Lewoleba
Location of Lembata in East Nusa Tenggara Province
Lewoleba
Coordinates: 8°23′S 123°24′E
Country	Indonesia
Region	Lesser Sunda Islands
Province	East Nusa Tenggara
Regency	Lembata
Area
• Total	44.62 km2 (17.23 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
• Total	30,151
• Density	680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)

Communities

Nubatukan District comprises seven urban communities (kelurahan, primarily the component parts of Lewoleba town) and eleven rural villages (desa), listed below with their areas and their populations as officially estimated for mid 2023,^[1] together with their postcodes.

Kode Wilayah	Name of kelurahan or desa	Area in km2	Pop'n Estimate mid 2023	Post code
53.13.05.1001	Lewoleba	7.00	4,057	86611
53.13.05.1002	Lewolela Timur	14.40	4,199	86616
53.13.05.1003	Lewoleba Tengah	6.18	3,479	86615
53.13.05.1004	Lewoleba Utara	3.14	3,693	86612
53.13.05.1015	Selandoro	7.20	6,812	86682
53.13.05.1016	Lewoleba Selatan	3.15	3,981	86682
53.13.05.1017	Lewoleba Barat	3.55	3,950	86613
53.13.05	Sub-total Lewoleba	44.62	30,151
53.13.05.2006	Baolangu	16.68	817	86682
53.13.05.2007	Nuba Mado	8.35	448	86682
53.13.05.2008	Watokobu	18.00	886	86682
53.13.05.2009	Belobatang	19.80	408	86682
53.13.05.2010	Waijarang	10.00	813	86682
53.13.05.2011	Udak Melomata	9.90	307	86682
53.13.05.2012	Paobokol	8.88	367	86682
53.13.05.2013	Pada	11.32	1,457	86682
53.13.05.2014	Liteulumado	5.80	278	86616
53.13.05.2018	Bakalerek	10.43	400	86682
53.13.05	Total District	181.78	36,772

Transportation

The town is served by Wonopito Airport.

Climate

Lewoleba has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) with long dry season and short wet season.

Climate data for Lewoleba
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	30.1 (86.2)	29.8 (85.6)	30.2 (86.4)	31.0 (87.8)	31.2 (88.2)	30.7 (87.3)	30.3 (86.5)	30.4 (86.7)	30.7 (87.3)	31.2 (88.2)	31.5 (88.7)	30.6 (87.1)	30.6 (87.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	26.8 (80.2)	26.5 (79.7)	26.5 (79.7)	26.8 (80.2)	26.9 (80.4)	26.3 (79.3)	25.5 (77.9)	25.4 (77.7)	25.8 (78.4)	26.6 (79.9)	27.7 (81.9)	27.2 (81.0)	26.5 (79.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23.6 (74.5)	23.2 (73.8)	22.9 (73.2)	22.7 (72.9)	22.6 (72.7)	21.9 (71.4)	20.8 (69.4)	20.5 (68.9)	20.9 (69.6)	22.1 (71.8)	23.9 (75.0)	23.9 (75.0)	22.4 (72.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	251 (9.9)	219 (8.6)	198 (7.8)	98 (3.9)	45 (1.8)	28 (1.1)	15 (0.6)	5 (0.2)	4 (0.2)	28 (1.1)	91 (3.6)	176 (6.9)	1,158 (45.7)
Source: Climate-Data.org[3]