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Sailolof

Coordinates: 1°15′S 130°46′E / 1.250°S 130.767°E / -1.250; 130.767
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Sailolof
Town
Sailolof is located in Western New Guinea
Sailolof
Sailolof
Location of the town in Western New Guinea
Sailolof is located in Indonesia
Sailolof
Sailolof
Location of the town in Indonesia
Coordinates: 1°15′S 130°46′E / 1.250°S 130.767°E / -1.250; 130.767
Country Indonesia
ProvinceSouthwest Papua
RegencySorong
DistrictSalawati Selatan
Population
 (mid 2021 estimate)
 • Total581
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+9 (WIT)

Sailolof (also known as Kampung Sailolof) is a small port town in the province of Southwest Papua, Indonesia, some 1,686 miles from Jakarta. It is located on the west coast of Salawati Island in Sorong Regency. and is the administrative centre for the South Salawati District (Kecamatan Salawati Selatan) of Sorong Regency. Sailolof also constitutes a historic kingdom one of the Four Kings of Raja Ampat Islands in Southwest Papua.[2] The town is located near the western coastal tip of the Bird's Head Peninsula.

References

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  1. ^ BPS Kecamatan Salawati Selatan, 2022.
  2. ^ Jelle Miedema; Cecilia Odé; Rien A. C. Dam. Perspectives on the Bird's Head of Irian, Jaya, Indonesia. Rodopi. p. 98. ISBN 90-420-0644-7. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)