Mamuju is the capital of the Indonesian province of West Sulawesi. The town was formerly part of South Sulawesi province.
Education
Agriculture
Demographics
Like many places in West Sulawesi, Mamuju is a predominantly Muslim town, with many mosques. However, Christianity has established a presence with several churches in this town, in addition to a small contingent of Buddhists.
Climate
Mamuju has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw), bordering upon a tropical monsoon climate (Am). Rainfall is less than most of Indonesia due to rain shadow effects from nearby mountains.
| Climate data for Mamuju (Tampa Padang Airport) (1991–2020 normals, extremes 2005–2023) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 35.5 (95.9) |
35.0 (95.0) |
35.4 (95.7) |
35.0 (95.0) |
34.3 (93.7) |
35.0 (95.0) |
34.0 (93.2) |
34.4 (93.9) |
34.8 (94.6) |
35.6 (96.1) |
34.6 (94.3) |
35.0 (95.0) |
35.6 (96.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.7 (89.1) |
31.9 (89.4) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.3 (88.3) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.6 (90.7) |
32.3 (90.1) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.8 (89.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.7 (81.9) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.9 (82.2) |
28.1 (82.6) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.6 (81.7) |
28.1 (82.6) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.9 (82.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 24.4 (75.9) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.9 (76.8) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.7 (76.5) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.8 (76.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 20.6 (69.1) |
20.4 (68.7) |
21.4 (70.5) |
20.0 (68.0) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.2 (72.0) |
20.4 (68.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.8 (71.2) |
20.2 (68.4) |
20.0 (68.0) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 219.9 (8.66) |
117.4 (4.62) |
100.2 (3.94) |
144.5 (5.69) |
117.1 (4.61) |
108.1 (4.26) |
67.8 (2.67) |
37.2 (1.46) |
54.8 (2.16) |
146.8 (5.78) |
147.8 (5.82) |
234.7 (9.24) |
1,496.3 (58.91) |
| Average rainy days | 12.9 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 10.6 | 11.0 | 13.4 | 109.9 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 170.3 | 173.7 | 192.0 | 202.8 | 218.8 | 200.5 | 208.2 | 242.8 | 226.8 | 239.4 | 218.6 | 171.8 | 2,465.7 |
| Source: Starlings Roost Weather | |||||||||||||
Culture
Twin towns – sister cities
Mamuju is twinned with:
- Gorontalo City, Gorontalo, Indonesia
- Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa
