Bupul ( Dutch: ''Boepel'') is an inland village in Merauke Regency, South Papua, Indonesia.

History

A grieving Yei Papuan women on a grave in Bupul

At the time of the Dutch arrival in the first half of the 20th century, the region was inhabited by the Yei people. In July 1943, a radar station was established there by the

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to spot Japanese airplanes coming from the north to bomb

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. When the main Japanese bases on the northern coast of

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at Madang and Aitape/Wewak were either captured or neutralised, the sector covered by the station became less relevant. In May 1944, the radar was moved west to Mapi, at the confluence of the Digoel and

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. Oil palm plantations were established around the village by Indonesian planters in 2013, leading to a conflict with the local Yei people over the future of the surrounding forest.Paino, Christopel (2017)

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