Why visit Fakfak
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About Fakfak
Fakfak ([ˈfaʔfaʔ]) is an administrative district (distrik) in West Papua Province of Indonesia. It includes two urban villages (kelurahan) of North Fakfak (Fakfak Utara) and South Fakfak (Fakfak Selatan); together they form the town of Fakfak, which is the seat of the Fakfak Regency. The district covers an area of 233 km2, and had a population of 12,566 at the 2010 Census, which rose to 18,900 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 17,718. It is served by Fakfak Airport.
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Museums and landmarks3
Parks, trails and playgrounds4
Restaurants and cafes28
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Where to stay13
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History
The former name of the settlement was Kapaur and it is still in use by biologists.
Historically Fakfak was a significant port town, being one of the few Papuan towns that had relations with the Sultanate of Ternate, being bound to it.
The Sultanate later granted the Dutch colonial government permission to settle in Papua, including in Fakfak. The Dutch began settlement in 1898. The town still has some colonial buildings remaining from this settlement.
The Japanese 1st Detachment landed in Fakfak on April 1, 1942. The small Royal Netherlands East Indies Army garrison surrendered without a fight and later a small garrison of 67 men of the 24th Special Base Unit occupied the area and used it as a seaplane base. Between April 1943 and October 1944, the town was attacked several times by allied bombers. Japanese forces occupied the town until the end of the war in September 1945.
Fakfak is now an isolated town, not often used for the import and export of goods.
From the History section of Fakfak on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship45
Shopping17
Gas and EV charging3
Schools, colleges and libraries39
Healthcare10
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Getting there and nearby towns
Siboru Airport (FKQ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 23 km away.
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- Fakfak airport, No machine-readable author provided. Barfbagger assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0
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