Inanwatan is a small coastal town in
Southwest Papua,
Indonesia
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. The town is located on the southern coast of the
Bird's Head Peninsula.
The area was named by the colonists from
Patipi, 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').
References
Populated places in Southwest Papua
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