Bajawa is a town of
Flores
Flores is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, a group of islands in the eastern half of Indonesia. Including the Komodo Islands off its west coast (but excluding the Solor Archipelago to the east of Flores), the land area is 15,530.58 km2, and th ...
,
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
and the capital of the
Ngada Regency
Ngada Regency is one of the regencies on the island of Flores, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia. It is bordered by East Manggarai Regency to the west and Nagekeo Regency to the east, with the Flores Sea to the north and the Sawu Sea to t ...
. Ngada Regency is part of
East Nusa Tenggara
East Nusa Tenggara ( id, Nusa Tenggara Timur – NTT; pt, Sonda Oriental) is the southernmost province of Indonesia. It comprises the eastern portion of the Lesser Sunda Islands, facing the Indian Ocean in the south and the Flores Sea in the nor ...
province and located to the east of
Ruteng
Ruteng is a small town in the highlands towards the western end of Flores Island, Indonesia. It is the administrative capital of Manggarai Regency, serviced by the Frans Sales Lega Airport or Ruteng Airport. The population is predominantly Roman ...
.
Bajawa features natural hot springs which are used for bathing
and volcanic scenery
due to the proximity of the
Inierie
Inierie is a stratovolcano located in the south-central part of the island of Flores, Indonesia, overlooking the Savu Sea. It is the highest volcano on the island.
The volcano looms over the little town of Bajawa and its upper slopes are bare w ...
Volcano. The population is primarily
Roman Catholic
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...
.
Transportation
The town is served by
two minor airports:
*
Bajawa Soa Airport
Bajawa Soa Airport, or Bajawa, Turelelo-Soa Airport, is an airport in Bajawa, Indonesia.
Airlines and destinations
Incidents
*On 21 December 2013, the district head of Ngada, East Nusa Tenggara, decided to bar state-controlled airline Merp ...
*
Bajawa Pahdamaleda Airport
Pahdamaleda Airport is an airport in Bajawa, Flores, Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, includ ...
Climate
Bajawa has a cool
tropical savanna climate
Tropical savanna climate or tropical wet and dry climate is a tropical climate sub-type that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification categories ''Aw'' (for a dry winter) and ''As'' (for a dry summer). The driest month has less than of p ...
(Aw) with moderate to little rainfall from May to October and heavy to very heavy rainfall from November to April.
References
Flores Island (Indonesia)
Regency seats of East Nusa Tenggara
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External links
Bajawa Travel Guide Information