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Raam (Southwest Papua)

Coordinates: 0°50′17″S 131°12′50″E / 0.838°S 131.214°E / -0.838; 131.214
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Raam
Ram, Buaya
Raam is in the north of the group of islands off Sorong.
Raam is located in Southwest Papua
Raam
Raam
Location in Southwest Papua
Raam is located in Raja Ampat Islands
Raam
Raam
Location in Western New Guinea
Geography
Coordinates0°50′17″S 131°12′50″E / 0.838°S 131.214°E / -0.838; 131.214
Area0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi)
Length1.6 km (0.99 mi)
Coastline4 km (2.5 mi)
Highest elevation65 m (213 ft)
Administration
ProvinceSouthwest Papua
CitySorong
DistrictSorong Islands
Demographics
Population2,078 (mid 2021 estimate)

Raam, also spelt Ram, is an island in Southwest Papua province of Indonesia, located off the northwestern tip of the Bird's Head Peninsula of New Guinea. It lies at a distance of about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the coast of the city of Sorong (of which it is administratively part), and about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of the islands of Doom and Soop (or Tsiof). About 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) long and up to 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) wide, Raam has an area of 0.5 square kilometres (0.19 sq mi). Occupying the eastern half of the island is a settlement with a population of 2,078 (as of mid 2021), which forms a kelurahan within the district of Sorong Islands in the City of Sorong.

Bibliography

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  • Atlas peta potensi pengembangan komoditas dan kawasan perkebunan kakao dan pala provinsi Papua Barat (PDF). 2015. p. 55.
  • Badan Pusat Statistik (BPS) Kabupaten Kota Sorong. Distrik Sorong Kepulauan Dalam Angka 2022 (Report). p. 34.
  • Penutupan Lahan 2011 (available at WebGIS Kehutanan), a land cover dataset
  • Sailing directions (enroute) : New Guinea (PDF). National Geospatial-intelligence Agency. 2018. p. 112.