North Salawati (
Indonesian
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* Indonesians, citizens of Indonesia
** Native Indonesians, diverse groups of local inhabitants of the archipelago
** Indonesian ...
: ''Salawati Utara'') formerly named Samate, is a
district
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in
Raja Ampat Regency
Raja Ampat Regency is a regency of Southwest Papua Province of Indonesia. The regency, which was formed based on the Law 26 of 2002, was inaugurated on 12 April 2003, and consists of a number of groups of islands situated off the north-west end of ...
,
West Papua,
Indonesia
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. North Salawati is located in the northern part of
Salawati Island
Salawati is one of the four major islands in the Raja Ampat Islands in Southwest Papua (formerly West Papua), Indonesia. Its area is 1,623 km2. Salawati is separated from New Guinea to the southeast by the Sele Strait (a.k.a. Galowa Str ...
.
History
In North Salawati, precisely in the Samate village, there was once an Islamic empire founded by Fun Malaban, namely
Salawati Kingdom. This kingdom is led by the Arfan clan.
Administrative division
North Salawati is divided into 8 villages:
# Kaliam
# Kalobo
# Kapatlap
# Sakabu
# Samate
# Solol
# Waijan
# Yefma
References
External links
Organisasi.org
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Districts of West Papua