Southwest Papua, Indonesia · Asia
Waisai sits on the route: 40 minutes from Saonek.
Waisai is a town located in Southwest Papua, Indonesia. With a population of 22,541, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Waisai sits in Indonesia, where you drive on the left. It's in the Asia/Jayapura time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Waisai to your route.
Raja Ampat (Indonesian pronunciation: [ˌrad͡ʒa ˈ(ʔ)ampat̪̚]), or the Four Kings, is an archipelago located off of the northwest tip of Bird's Head Peninsula (on the island of New Guinea), Southwest Papua province, Indonesia. It comprises over 1,500 small islands, cays, and shoals around the four main islands ofRead more
Misool, Salawati, Batanta, and Waigeo, and the smaller island of Kofiau.
The Raja Ampat archipelago is just south of the equator and forms part of the Coral Triangle, an area of Southeast Asian seas containing the richest marine biodiversity on earth. The Coral Triangle itself is an approximate area west-southwest of the Philippines, east-northeast and southeast of the island of Borneo, and north, east, and west of the island of New Guinea, including the seas in between. Thousands of species of marine organisms, from the tiniest cleaner shrimp and camouflaged pygmy seahorses to the majestic cetaceans and whale sharks, thrive in these waters.
Since 2024, the archipelago is part of the province of Southwest Papua (formerly West Papua (province)). Most of the islands constitute the Raja Ampat Regency, which was separated from Sorong Regency in 2004. The regency encompasses around 70,000 square kilometres (27,000 mi2) of land and sea, of which 8,034.44 km2 constitutes the land area and has a population of 64,141 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 66,839. This excludes the southern half of Salawati Island, which is not part of this regency but instead constitutes the Salawati Selatan and Salawati Tengah Districts of Sorong Regency.
From 2019 onwards, the natural conservation in the islands has been endangered by illegal mining (e.g. nickel) that has caused widespread criticism from the Indonesian public.
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Waisai is located in Southwest Papua, Indonesia, Asia. The coordinates are -0.2379 latitude, 130.5072 longitude.
Waisai has a population of approximately 22,541 people, making it a town in Indonesia.
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