Bajawa is a town of Flores,

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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 Roma ...

. Bajawa features natural hot springs which are used for bathing and volcanic scenery due to the proximity of the Inierie Volcano. The population is primarily

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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 Mer ...

* Bajawa Pahdamaleda Airport

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 {{ENusaTenggara-geo-stub

External links

Bajawa Travel Guide Information