Bajawa is a town of Flores, Indonesia and the capital of the Ngada Regency. Ngada Regency is part of East Nusa Tenggara province and located to the east of Ruteng.

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Bajawa
Bajawa
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Coordinates: 8°48′29″S 120°57′22″E
Country	Indonesia
Region	Lesser Sunda Islands
Province	East Nusa Tenggara
Regency	Ngada
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)
• Total	40,259
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Time zone	UTC+8 (WITA)

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Bajawa features natural hot springs which are used for bathing^[2] and volcanic scenery^[3] due to the proximity of the Inierie Volcano. The population is primarily Roman Catholic.

The town is served by two minor airports:

• Bajawa Soa Airport
• Bajawa Pahdamaleda Airport

Bajawa has a cool tropical savanna climate (Aw) with moderate to little rainfall from May to October and heavy to very heavy rainfall from November to April.