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Waibeem

Coordinates: 0°28′S 132°58′E / 0.467°S 132.967°E / -0.467; 132.967
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Waibeem
Kampung Waibeem
Village
Waibeem is located in Bird's Head Peninsula
Waibeem
Waibeem
Location of the village in the Bird's Head Peninsula
Coordinates: 0°28′S 132°58′E / 0.467°S 132.967°E / -0.467; 132.967
Country Indonesia
ProvinceSouthwest Papua
RegencyTambrauw
DistrictAbun
Population
 • Total239
Time zoneUTC+9 (WIT)

Waibeem or Waibim is a village in Abun in Tambrauw Regency of Southwest Papua, Indonesia. The town is located on the northern coast of the Bird's Head Peninsula, also known as the Vogelkop peninsula.[1][2] The village has a population of 239 people, 200 people at least speak a language known as the Abun language, common to this coastline.[3]

2009 Papua earthquakes

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In early January 2009, a very large earthquake doublet affected West Papua. The two shocks measured 7.6 and 7.4 on the moment magnitude scale with maximum intensities of VI (Strong) and VIII (Severe).

References

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  1. ^ Family Reference Atlas of the World (Second Edition). National Geographic Society. p. 189.
  2. ^ South Pacific Commission (1960). Technical paper.
  3. ^ "ABUN" (PDF). Papuaweb.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2010.