Papua


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Municipalities and Districts
Sorong Regency
 

Sorong regency is situated in the northern part of Papua. It is in 43,127 km width, stretches lenghtwise between 130° east longitude and 02' south latitude. Its position is very strategic where the merchantmen or the passanger ships are able to stop there. Sorong regency borders in the North on Pasific Ocean, in the south on Fakfak Regency, in the east on Manokwari Regency and in the west on the Moluccas Province.

POPULATION
Sorong regency consists of 15 districts, 7 sub districts and 108 villages with the population of 180.000 people.

Places of Interest :

  • Nature:

                1. Cape of Cassuwary
                2. Crocodile Island
                3. Kafiau Island
                4. Matan Island
                5. Klaijili Hot Spring
                6. Protected Forest

  • Culture:

                1. Peace and Friendship Monument

Source: Irian Jaya - The Official Visitor's Guide, 1996, p.29
Irian Jaya Provincial Tourism Service
Jayapura, Indonesia

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