Inanwatan is a district in Southwest Papua,

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. The district is located on the southern coast of the

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. The area was named by the colonists from Patipi Bay, Fakfak, who were impressed by the extent of the sago swamps here. The word ''inanwatan'' originates in a Patipi-language expression meaning "it is all sago" (from ''inan'' 'sago' and ''sewatan'' 'one').

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Populated places in Southwest Papua {{SwPapua-geo-stub