Teminabuan

Summary

Teminabuan is a small town in South Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua, Indonesia. The town serves as the administrative capital of South Sorong Regency. It had a population of 11,627 at the 2010 Census[2] and 19,491 at the 2020 Census.[3] The town is located in the southwestern-central part of the Bird's Head Peninsula.[4] The area was bombed between January and March 1967.[by whom?] It is served by Teminabuan Airport.

Teminabuan
Town
Teminabuan is located in Southwest Papua
Teminabuan
Teminabuan
Location of the town in the Bird's Head Peninsula
Coordinates: 1°26′0″S 132°1′0″E / 1.43333°S 132.01667°E / -1.43333; 132.01667
Country Indonesia
ProvinceSouthwest Papua
RegencySouth Sorong Regency
Area
 • Total388.10 km2 (149.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total19,491
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)

Notable people edit

  • Marlina Flassy - anthropologist and Dean of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences at Cenderawasih University.[5]
  • Raja Kaibus, Anggok Kondjol - slaver king, ruler of weri Ambuam which became Teminabuan

References edit

  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Kakarta, 2021.
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Kakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ Family Reference Atlas of the World (Second ed.). National Geographic. p. 189.
  5. ^ "Rektor : Marlina Flassy, Dekan Perempuan Pertama di Universitas Cenderawasih". Tribun-papua.com (in Indonesian). 2021-10-25. Retrieved 2021-12-18.