Fakfak ( indon. Fakfak - faʔfaʔ ) is a city in Indonesia and the administrative center of Fakfak County. [1] According to the 2010 census, the population was 12,566 people. [2] It is served by Fakfak Airport. It is the only city in West Papua that has large communities of Indonesian people of Arab and Indian descent.
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History
Historically, Fakfak was a significant port city, one of the few Papuan cities that had relations with the Sultanate of Ternate, being associated with it. [3] The Sultanate later granted permission to the Dutch colonial government to settle in Papua, including Fakfak. [4] The Dutch founded the settlement in 1898. [5] The city still has some colonial buildings left over from this settlement. [four]
During World War II, the Japanese 1st Detachment landed at Fakfak on April 1, 1942. [6] The small KNIL garrison surrendered without a fight, and then a small garrison of 67 people from the 24th Special Base Unit took over the territory.
Fakfak is now an isolated city that is infrequently used to import and export goods. [four]
Geography
Fakfak is located in West Papua, Indonesia, on the Bombay Peninsula near Tambaruni Bay. [5] It is located in an area with many limestone hills, rivers and caves. Thus, the streets of the city are winding and with many turns. [5] [7]
Demographics
Fakfak has a small community of Muslim Arabs and Indonesians of Indian descent, descended from merchants who came to Papua in the 19th century ; this minority has recently decreased due to the diminishing role of Fakfak as a port city. This is the only place in West Papua with these diasporas. [four]
Cultural Identity
Historically controlled by Ternate, but geographically located in Papua, Fakfak is torn between being Indonesian or supporting the Free Papua Movement . [eight]
Tourism
Fakfak has 1.5 kilometers (0.93 miles) of white sandy beaches located about half an hour from the city. Cave paintings are also nearby. The city is served by Fakfak Airport. [five]
Notes
- ↑ Welt Atlas
- ↑ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- ↑ Noor, 2010,, p. four
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Noor, 2010,, p. 6
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Ver Berkmoes, 2010 , p. 785
- ↑ Pacific Wrecks
- ↑ Backshall, 2002 , p. 1022
- ↑ Chauvel, 2005 , p. 63
Literature
- Backshall, Stephen. Rough Guide to Indonesia . - London: Rough Guides, 2002 .-- ISBN 1-85828-991-2 .
- Chauvel, Richard. Constructing Papuan nationalism: history, ethnicity, and adaption . - Washington, DC: East-West Center, 2005. - ISBN 1-74104-830-3 .
- Noor, Farish The Arrival and Spread of Tablighi Jama'at in West Papu (Irian Jaya), Indonesia . S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (February 10, 2010). Archived on October 1, 2011.
- Ver Berkmoes, Ryan. Indonesia - Footscray, Victoria: Lonely Planet, 2010 .-- ISBN 1-932728-26-0 .