Fak fak


This district is famous with nutmeg plant, which makes the city is known as the "City of Pala" or town nutmeg. Fakfak is one of the oldest cities in Papua, with a high civilization.

Historically the consortium is a significant port town, became one of the few cities in Papua, which has a relationship with the Sultanate of Ternate. Sultanate later Dutch colonial government granted permission to settle in Papua, including in the consortium. Dutch began settlement in 1898. The city still has some colonial buildings remaining from the settlement.

The consortium is located in West Papua, Indonesia, on Bomberai near Tambaruni Bay Peninsula. It is located in an area with lots of chalk hills, rivers and caves. Thus, the roads twist and turn. The consortium has a small community of Muslim Arabs and India and Indonesia, which are the descendants of the merchants who came to Papua in the 19th century. However, due to the consortium reduced role as a port city population has decreased.

Fak Fak is a very remote area that is located in the south-east of Raja Ampat in Irian Jaya (West Papua), the water here is very rich in nutrients and there are millions of amazing species that live therein. There is always a new fish and coral species are found all the time.