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province of West Papua, at the western end of

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. The town is the administrative seat of the South Manokwari Regency. In 2010, there were 7,683 people in Ransiki,Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. which rose to 16,245 at the 2020 Census. The town is served by Ransiki Airport.Ransiki airport (Ransiki)
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History

During

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

a ship sank off the Ransiki coastline.

Climate

Ransiki has a

tropical rainforest climate A tropical rainforest climate, humid tropical climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southea ...

(Af) with moderate to heavy rainfall year-round.

References

Populated places in West Papua Regency seats of West Papua (province) {{WPapua-geo-stub