Inanwatan
District in Southwest Papua, Indonesia
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Inanwatan is a district in Southwest Papua, Indonesia. The district is located on the southern coast of the Bird's Head Peninsula.[1]
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| Coordinates: 2°8′S 132°10′E | |
| Province | Southwest Papua |
| Regency | South Sorong |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (WIT) |
The area was named by the colonists from Patipi Bay, Fakfak, 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').[2]
