West Papua
Province
The
country is Indonesia and the capital is Manokwari. The population is 741.841
people in first census in 2010. It’s divided into 10 regencies and 1 city,
there are:
Fak-Fak
Regency:
Population
is 50.584 people. That had relations with the Sultanate of Ternate. The
Japanese first detachment landed in Fakfak on April 1th, 1942. Fakfak has a
small community of Muslim Arab and Indian Indonesians, descended from traders
who came to Papua in the 19th century. Fakfak has 1.5 kilometres of white sand
beaches, located approxiamately half an hour from the town. Nearby there are
also rock paintings. There are two major religions prevalent: Islam is 60% and
christianity 40%. The dominant livelihood as fisherman. That is welknown for
its nutmeg tree fruits.
Kaimana
Regency:
Population
is 26.703 people.
Manokwari
Regency:
Population
is 209.308 people. The tribes are: Kuri, Simuri, Irarutu, Sebyar, Mascona,
Mairasi, Kambouw, Onim, Sekar, Maibrat, Tohit, Imeko, Moi, Tipin, Maya, and
Biak. Manokwari is a regency in the bird's head region of West Papua province
of Indonesia. The rainforest (Arfak mountains) of Manokwari it is the wealth of
its bio-diversity. There are hundreds of species of birds, other animals,
flowers, and green plants in the jungles of Manokwari. Manokwari regency has a
lot of interesting places, like: there are two big lakes in Anggi. They are
called Man Lake and Woman Lake; Mokwam Mountain for butterflies observe; Arfak
Mountain to observe the magnificient bird of paradise, western parotia, superb
bird of paradise.
Maybrat
Regency (Kumurkek):
One
of the natural beauties in this location is Framu Lake. Framu Lake is a small
part of the Ayamaru Lake, which is located in the Maybrat West Papua Province.
At the map is fitting on head Bird of Papua.
Four
Kings Regency (Waisai):
Population
is 27.071 people. Located off the northwest tip of Bird’s Head Peninsula. The
name of Four Kings comes from local mythology that tells about a woman who
finds seven eggs. Four of the seven eggs hatch and become kings that occupy
four of four kings biggest islands whilst the other three become a ghost, a
woman and a stone. History shows that Four Kings was once a part of Tidore
Kingdom from Maluku. The main occupation for people arround this area is
fishing since the area is dominated by the sea. Their religion is dominantly
Christian. The oceanic natural resource around Four Kings makes it
significantly potensial as a touristic area. Many sources place Four Kings as
one of their top ten popular places for diving whilst it becomes number one in
terms of underwater biodiversity. Marine surveys suggest that the marine life
diversity in the Four Kings area is the highest recorded on earth. The Coral
Triangle is the hearth of the world’s coral reef biodiversity, making Four
Kings quite possibly the richest coral reef ecosystems in the world. The active
tourism, consist of: Cenderawasih Bay, the largest marine national park in
Indonesia; Saundarek Village for snorkeling, feeding fish near the jetty and
make photograph; Agusta Island for make photograph, swimming and snorkeling;
Sawingrai Village for snorkeling and feed fish around the jetty. Also, to
observe the red lesser birds of paradise and Wilson birds of paradise; Wayag
Island for climb up the hill of Wayag hill stones making photography from the
top; Kawe and Fam Island for snorkeling, swim and photography; Mios Manggara
for snorkeling; Kri Resort the best Papua diving resort in Four King and to
make photography; Batanta for trekking to the jungle to observe the red lesser
birds of paradise; Kasim Village at Salawati Island for trekking to the jungle
for birding the common and endemic birds.
Sorong
Regency (Aimas):
Population
is 90.933 people.
South
Sorong Regency (Teminabuan):
Population
is 48.750 people.
Tambrauw
Regency (Fef):
Population
is 29.119 people.
Bintuni
Bay Regency:
Population
is 52.403 people.
Wondama
Bay Regency (Rasiei):
Population
is 22.731 people.
Sorong
City:
Population
is 184.239 people. Location of the town in the Bird’s Head Peninsula. The
active tourism, consist of: Makbon Road to observe some birds; Sorong
Rainforest to observe the common and endemic birds.
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Papua Province
The
country is Indonesia and the capital is Jayapura. The population is 2.900.000
people in cencus in 2010 and they live primarily by hunting, fishing and
gardening in the lowlands. The population of Papua Province has been growing
fast, from 1.9 million in the 2000 to 2.9 million in the 2010 cencus. Religions
in Papua Province, consist of: Protestant is 51.2%, Roman Catholic is 25.42%,
Islam is 23% and others 2.5%. It’s divided into 28 regencies, 1 city, 117
subdistricts, 66 political district administered by village chief and 830
villages, there are:
Asmat
Regency:
The
capital of the regency is Agats. The population is 70.000 estimation. Their
etnic group is Asmat. The traditional house of Papua is the Honai, a rounded
house made of a wood and grass roof covering. Several different regional
instruments have been popularized to include the Atowo, Tifa and the Fu.
Several of the regencies you can still find traditional garb. A Koteka is a
hollowed out gourd used by tribesmen to cover their genitals. Religion in
Asmat, consist of: Indigenous beliefs and Christianity. Possessing one of the
most well-known and vibrant woodcarving traditions, is designed to honour
ancestors, their art is sought by collectors worldwide. Their way of life are
heavily dependent on the rich natural resources found in their forests, rivers
and seas. The Asmat mainly subsist on starch from the sago palm, fish, forest
game and other items gathered from their forests and waters. Materials for
canoes, dwellings and woodcarvings are also all gathered locally. Asmat have
lived in tree houses, sometimes as high as 25 meters from the ground. Asmat
have traditionally placed great emphasis on the veneration of ancestors
particularly those who were accomplished warriors. Traditionally, many Asmat
men practiced polygyny by marrying more than one woman. They had long-term
ritual sexual/friendship relationship (Mbai), where male partners were also
known to share their wives in a practice called papitsj.
Biak
Numfor Regency:
The
active tourism industry, consist of: Turtles Nest on Wafor Beach is located on
Supiori Island. This flat, Pacific Ocean white sand beach is 2 km in length.
During the Mei – July nesting season, large numbers of marine turtles visit the
beach. The turtle species found in the area are the olive ridley, hawksbill,
green turtle and leatherback; Japanese Cave; Bosnik Beach; Onodera Shambasi;
Old Hospital; Sorido Air Strip and Paray World War II monument and Mokmer
village; Wari Beach; Warsa Waterfall; Warafri Jungle with coach experience for
birding; Miosindi Island for watching the group of birds flying; Aikakopa, trekking
the jungle and watching the lesser birds of paradise.
Boven
Digoel Regency:
Capital
of the regency is Red Land. Total population is 43.840 people in 2005.
Deiyai
Regency:
Dogiyai
Regency:
Population
is 51.805 people.
Victory
Diamond Regency:
Jayapura
Regency:
The
active tourism, consist of: Ifar Mountain in Sentani, it was Japanese Base Camp
during World War II. Now, the Indonesian Government built as a American Monument,
called Mc. Arthur Monument; Doyo Airport in Sentani area, this airfield used by
Japanese Soldier for landing their plane during World War II; Visit Assey
Village to meet local people and explore some of Japanese remains which can be
seen near local houses; Lake Sentani is surrounded by beautiful hills, a
perfect place for fishing, swimming, canoeing, skiing and other kinds of water
sports. Lake Sentani Festifal has been held in the Kalkhote tourist resort
every June 19th - 23th.
Jayawijaya
Regency:
The
capital town is Wamena. The population is 300.000 people. Dani tribesman
population in the Baliem Valley is 10.000 people. But the original name of this
tribe is Hubula. The traditional house of Papua is the Honai, a rounded house
made of a wood and grass roof covering. Several different regional instruments
have been popularized to include the Atowo, Tifa and the Fu. Several of the
regencies you can still find traditional garb. A Koteka is a hollowed out gourd
used by tribesmen to cover their genitals. The active tourism, consist of: The
famous Baliem Valley, home of the Dani people is a tableland 1.600 m above sea
level in the midst of the central mountain range; Kombay Tribe: They live in
the basin of the Brazza River. The Kombai have become prominent to the outside
world, primarily because of their traditional tree house dwellings, which often
reach heights of over 20 meters. It is because mosquitoes and age-old rivalry
forced them. Also, its defend in times of war with neighboring tribes or headhunting
tribes which used to terrorize Kombai lands. For food, the Kombai hunt pigs and
other forest animals, fish, eat the larvae of beetles, plants and eat sago from
sago palms. The Kombai cook meat by heating stones under a fire, wrapping the
meat in large leaves and placing the hot stones on top, until the meat is
cooked. The Kombai also make a cigars out of bamboo. Kombai has parties, in
which they invite people of other tribes, often to repay the other tribes for
parties they held, or to clear their names after a suangi attack on another
family or tribe. In these parties the Kombai would feed their guest sago and
grubs from the sago tree, which are delicacy to the Kombai. The leader of the
family will hang brush from the ceiling of where the party was housed and if
the party was a success, the other tribesmen burn the brush; Koroway Tribe in
Yaniruma: Also called the Kalufo. They live in the basin of the Brazza River.
They live in the tree houses. The population is 3.000 people. They are one of
the few Papuan tribes who do not wear kotekas. The men have their penises
“pushed” into the scrotum and on the skin which sticks out, they tightly tied a
green leaf. Korowai Stone use nutshells instead or leaves. The women wear short
skirts made of sago palm phloem, which is also their main food. The language
belongs to the Awyu-Dumut family and live in tree houses on their isolated
territory. Their food is sago. The Korowai are hunter gatherers and
horticulturalists who practice shifting cultivation and also fishing. Marriage
is exogamous and polygynous. Religion reverence is paid especially to the
ancestors. The Korowai have an extraordinary and rich oral tradition, like:
Myths, folktales, (Magical) sayings, charms and totem traditions. With respect
to death and afterlife the Korowai believe in the exsistence of a recipcrocal
type of reincarnation: Those who died can be sent back at anytime to the land
of the living by the their kinsmen in the land of the dead, in order to
reincarnate in a newly born infant of their own clan; Lorentz National Park
about 2.35 million ha, it is delegation of variety life of ecosystem in
south-east asia; Napua Hill with it’s panoramic view of the valey; Wesaput
Village with traditional hanging bridge; Trikora Mount and Habema Lake for trek
to remote jungle or just stay around the lake for birding; Jiwika to see the
old mummy of Mabel’s family at Sumpaima Village.
Keerom
Regency:
The
capital city is Waris. Population is 46.282 people.
Yapen
Islands Regency:
Victory
Lanny Regency:
Population
is 89.332 people.
Great
Mamberamo Regency:
Population
is 20.340 people. The largest river is Mamberamo, sometimes called the Amazon
of Papua. The ethnic group called Bauzi. The population is 1.500 people living
in lower Mamberamo. While the Bauzi people were historically a fierce animistic
people group, they are now 65% Christian.
Central
Mamberamo Regency:
Mappi
Regency:
The
capital city is Kepi.
Merauke
Regency:
The
capital city is Merauke. Population is 173.943 people. The active tourism,
consist of: Merauke was the site of an Allied air base during World War II and
there was ground fighting between Australian and Japanese patrols. Also, Klemen
L is the last Dutch fortress in the East Indies Merauke, Dutch New Guinea,
1942; Wasur National Park, a Ramsar wetland of international importance.
Wildlife as kanggoros, birds, eramus of ant to observe or photography.
Mimika
Regency:
The
capital is Timika. Their ethnic groups, consist of: Amungme: Population is 13.000
people living in the highlands in Timika. Their language is called Damal. They
practice shifting agriculture, supplementing their livelihood by hunting and
gathering; Kamoro: They are lovers, not fighters. Population is 18.000 people.
Visit Kamoro Festival every year on September 29th – Oktober 2nd, locally known
as Kamoro Kakuru. It is to preserve the cultural heritage of the Kamoro. Also,
serves as a forum to generate income for carvers and the women who weave grass
to make bags. Their favorite food are: koo, sago grub and tambelo.
Nabire
Regency:
Population
is 175.798 people.
Nduga
Regency:
Population
is 18.806 people.
Paniai
Regency:
The
capital city is Enarotali.
Star
Mountain Regency:
Peak
Regency:
Victory
Peak Regency:
The
capital is Mulia. Victory peak a mountain peak is the highest mountain in
Indonesia. We need ten hours to drive from Wamena to the mostly undeveloped
regency. Sometimes known by its former Dutch name Carstensz Pyramid is a mist
covered limestone mountain peak 4.884 m above sea level. It is the highest peak
of Oceania.
Sarmi
Regency:
Sarmi
name was derived from the first letter of five origin tribes this land. Namely:
Sobey, Armati, Rumboway, Manirem and Isirawa. Kind of tourism potential of
Sarmi: Wonderful white sand beach, various reef corals and sea biota of Kumamba
Islands (Liki Island, Empty Island and Armo Island). Wakde Island, Yamna Island
and Podena Island which are not developed yet but have been showing up their
beauty and attraction; Culture and art values from the five major tribes, such
as: original ethnic bark clothes, they welcoming us with sing a song and play a
traditional wooden drums and the used sites and remnants of Pacific war widely
spread in Sarmi, such as Yamagata Monument, Japanese defense cave at Stone
Cape, the Allies airstrip in Wakde Island offer a complexities attraction of
Sarmi to be developed as tourist destination; A conservation forest Tmun and
Syenai mountain 25 km west side of Beneraf village with plenty of highland flora
such as Aqualaria Malassensis Tree grow sporadic in this area. On the
same area there’s a cave inhabited by thousand of bats and swallow birds and
you can also will see huge stalakmit and stalaktit which are convinced by local
people that they were human. And also you will find cool and clear waterfall on
the way to this cave; Foja Mountains with new species of birds, butterflies,
amphibians, plants and possibly the largest-flowered species of rhododendron.
Supiori
Regency:
Population
is 12.660 people.
Tolikara
Regency:
Town
of Tolikara is Karubaga.
Waropen
Regency:
The
capital is Serui. Population is 87.797 people.
Yahukimo
Regency:
Capital
city is Sumohai.
Yalimo
Regency:
The
ethnic group called Yali. Population is 34.057 people. They live to the east of
the Baliem Valley in the Papuan highlands. Their major towns are: Angguruk and
Kosarek. Their territory is known collectively as Yalimo.
Jayapura
City:
Jayapura
founded on March 7th, 1910 as Hollandia is the capital, then the city has been
changed to New City, then to Sukarnopura and now is Jayapura. Population is
350.000 people. The airport is located 35 km from Jayapura City. It is near
Sentani Lake. The active tourism, consist of: Genyem for Japanese Monument
during World War II and do ceremony; Dok 9 to see and remains of Japanese
apartment; Abepantai for Japanese Monument and do ceremony; Nimbokrang for
birding trip. You will see kind of paradise, as twelve wire antena, king bird,
yellow lesser bop, horn bill, victoria crown pigeon, cockatoos, etc; Cheerful
Cape Beach at Hamadi. It was Allied invasion during World War II; Tablanusu
Beach, Bukisi Beach and Amay Beach (Located 65 km west from Jayapura).
