Kaimana

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Kaimana
Town
Kaimana Airport strip, 1962.

Seal
Kaimana
Location of the town in West Papua
Kaimana
Location of the town in Indonesia
Coordinates: 3°38′40″S 133°41′43″E / 3.64444°S 133.69528°E / -3.64444; 133.69528Coordinates: 3°38′40″S 133°41′43″E / 3.64444°S 133.69528°E / -3.64444; 133.69528
Country  Indonesia
Province West Papua
Regency Kaimana Regency
Time zone WIB (UTC+7)

Kaimana is a small port town in West Papua, Indonesia and capital of the Kaimana Regency.[1]It is served by Kaimana Airport. Kaimana is part of a Sea Conservation Area in West Papua.[2]Butterflies in the surrounding forest of Karora are reported to be on the brink of extinction due to logging in the district.[3] In March 2007, the Indonesian Navy conducted a training exercise off the coast of Kaimana in Kaimana Bay.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Welt Atlas
  2. ↑ "Residents Kaimana, West Papua, watchtower preservation of the Sea". Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries. November 26, 2008. Retrieved June 23, 2010. 
  3. ↑ "Butterflies Endangered: Kaimana, West Irian Jaya". Planet Mole. September 5, 2006. Retrieved June 23, 2010. 
  4. ↑ "Indonesian Navy Exercise in West Papua". Sentral Info AMP. April 24, 2007. Retrieved June 23, 2010. 
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