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District in Southwest Papua, Indonesia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Inanwatan is a district in Southwest Papua, Indonesia. The district is located on the southern coast of the Bird's Head Peninsula.[1]
Inanwatan | |
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Location of the district in Southwest Papua Location of the district in Indonesian Papua Location of the district in Indonesia | |
Coordinates: 2°8′S 132°10′E | |
Province | Southwest Papua |
Regency | South Sorong |
Time zone | UTC+9 (WIT) |
The area was named by the colonists from Patipi Bay, Fakfak, who were impressed by the extent of the sago swamps here. The word inanwatan originates in a Patipi-language expression meaning "it is all sago" (from inan 'sago' and sewatan 'one').[2]
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