Kaimana | |
|---|---|
Town (District) | |
  Kaimana Location of the town in Indonesian Papua  Kaimana Location of the town in Indonesia | |
| Coordinates: 3°38′40″S 133°41′43″E / 3.64444°S 133.69528°E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province | West Papua |
| Regency | Kaimana Regency |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,095 km2 (809 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2022 estimate) | |
| • Total | 44,332 |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (WIT) |
Kaimana is a district and a small port town in West Papua, Indonesia, and the capital of the Kaimana Regency.[1] The district had a population of 44,332 in mid-2022, while the town had 16,718 and Krooy (the other kelurahan in the district) had 12,416 inhabitants.[2]
Many ancient rock art can be found in this district, from Mai Mai cliff drawings, Omborecena, Memnemba, Memnemnambe, and Tumberawasi sites in Kampung Mai Mai, Bitsjari cape drawings in Kampung Marsi, Werfora sites (I to IV) in Kampung Namatota, and Kamaka lake drawings.[3][4]
- ^ Welt Atlas
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023.
- ^ "LUKISAN DINDING BATU". Desa Namatota (in Indonesian). 2022-10-06. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- ^ Djami, Erlin Novita Idje (2017-06-03). "SITUS SENI CADAS SEBAGAI ASET BUDAYA DAN PEMBANGUNAN PARIWISATA (Studi pengembangan situs seni cadas di kawasan Teluk Bicari dan Selat Maimai, Kabupaten Kaimana, Papua Barat)". Jurnal Penelitian Arkeologi Papua dan Papua Barat. 3 (2): 43–80. doi:10.24832/papua.v3i2.82. ISSN 2580-9237. Retrieved 2023-02-03.