Kaimana is a small port town in West Papua,

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and capital of the

Kaimana Regency Kaimana Regency is a regency in the south of West Papua province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 18,500 sq. km, and had a population of 46,249 at the 2010 Census and 62,256 at the 2020 Census. The administrative centre is the town of Kaima ...

. It had a population of 13,613 at the 2010 Census. In March 2007, the

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conducted a training exercise off the coast of Kaimana in Kaimana Bay.

Transport

It is served by

Utarom Airport Utarom Airport or Kaimana Airport ( id, Bandar Udara Utarom) is an airport serving Kaimana, located in the province of West Papua in Indonesia. Due to increasing passengers, the airport was heavily modernized. The airport development is done i ...

Environment

Kaimana is part of a Sea Conservation Area in West Papua. Butterflies in the surrounding forest of Karora are reported to be on the brink of extinction due to logging in the district. Whales such as Bryde's whales can be seen in nearby waters such as in the Triton Bay.

Climate

Kaimana has a

tropical rainforest climate A tropical rainforest climate, humid tropical climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southea ...

(Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.

References

Populated places in West Papua Regency seats of West Papua (province) {{WPapua-geo-stub