Manokwari
Sign in to saveManokwari is a coastal town and the capital of the Indonesian province of West Papua. It is one of only seven provincial capitals of Indonesia without a city status. It is also the administrative seat of Manokwari Regency. Under proposals under consideration by the Indonesian Parliament, it was planned to split Manokwari town off from the regency and turn it into a separate city; however this process has been suspended in the light of the Government moratorium since 2013 on the creation of new regencies and cities. The majority of Manokwari residents are Christians and the town is one of the s
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Manokwari
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- Town
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- City of Manokwari.jpg
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- Manokwari, as seen from the summit of Table Mountain
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- Indonesia Bird's Head Peninsula#Indonesia_Western New Guinea#Indonesia
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- left
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- Location in Bird's Head Peninsula, Western New Guinea and Indonesia
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- Country
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- Province
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- Regency
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Manokwari Regency
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- Districts
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- West Manokwari East Manokwari
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 114.3
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2024
- Settlement.population_total
- 132300
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone
- Indonesia Eastern Time
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Manokwari is a coastal town and the capital of the Indonesian province of West Papua. It is one of only seven provincial capitals of Indonesia without a city status. It is also the administrative seat of Manokwari Regency. Under proposals under consideration by the Indonesian Parliament, it was planned to split Manokwari town off from the regency and turn it into a separate city; however this process has been suspended in the light of the Government moratorium since 2013 on the creation of new regencies and cities. The majority of Manokwari residents are Christians and the town is one of the seats of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Manokwari–Sorong. The town was formerly known by Europeans as Dory, Doréry or Dorey.
==Administration== The town of Manokwari comprises the two separate administrative districts (distrik) of West Manokwari and East Manokwari currently within Manokwari Regency. The two districts are sub-divided into 7 urban villages (kelurahan) and 11 rural villages (desa), listed below with their areas and their populations as at mid 2023 (for West Manokwari District) and 2024 (for East Manokwari District). The 7 kelurahan are the 6 listed first for West Manokwari District, plus Pasir Putih in East Manokwari District; note that the villages (kelurahan) of West Manokwari and East Manokwari are both within West Manokwari District, and the latter is not in East Manokwari District.