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| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | West Papua |
| Regency | Manokwari |
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| • Total | 239 |
| Time zone | WIB (UTC+7) |
Waibeem or Waibim is a village in West Papua, Indonesia. The town is located on the northern coast of the Bird's Head Peninsula, also known as the Vogelkop peninsula.[1][2]The village has a population of 239 people, 200 people at least speak a language known as the Abun language, common to this coastline.[3] In early January 2009, a major earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 on the Richter Scale took place with its epicentre near Waibeem.[4]The earthquake created tsunamis.