ABOUT JAYAPURA

Jayapura

Jayapura Location of the town in Papua
Jayapura Location of the town in Indonesia
Coordinates: 2°31′58.8″S 140°43′1.2″E
Country	Indonesia
Province	Papua
Regency
Population (2002)
- Total	200,000
Time zone	WIB (UTC+7)

Jayapura city

Jayapura at night

A workers' mural in Jayapura, Indonesia

Jayapura City (Indonesia: Kota Jayapura. West Papua: Port Numbai) is the capital of papua province, Indonesia, Its approximate population in 2002 was 200,000.
From 1910 to 1962, the city was known as Hollandia and was the capital of a district of the same name in the northeast of West New Guinea. It was briefly called Kota Baru and Sukarnopura before assuming its present name in 1968. The literal meaning of Jayapura, as of Jaipur in Rajasthan, is 'City of Victory' (Sanskrit jaya: "victory"; pura: "city").

Contents 1 History 1.1 Religious History 1.2 Sports

History The northern part of Dutch New Guinea was occupied by Japanese forces in 1942. Allied forces drove out the Japanese after amphibious landings near Hollandia, from April 21, 1944. The area served as General Douglas MacArthur's headquarters until the conquest of the Philippines in March 1945. Over twenty U.S. bases were established and half a million US personnel moved through the area.
In 1945, the Dutch made Hollandia the capital of Netherlands New Guinea. After the territory was handed over to the United Nations, on October 1, 1962, the city became known by the Indonesian name Kota Baru, and retained the name when Indonesia took control, on May 1, 1963. The city was briefly renamed Sukarnopura, after President Sukarno, until the end of 1968, when it acquired its present name.
Jayapura was struck by the Aitape Tsunami after the 1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake.

 Religious History

On May 12, 1949, the Apostolic Prefecture of Hollandia was established in the city. In 1963, it was renamed as the Apostolic Vicariate of Kota Baru. In 1964, it was again renamed as the Apostolic Vicariate of Sukarnapura. It was promoted in 1966 as the Diocese of Sukarnapura, renamed in 1969 as the Diocese of Djajapura, and finally renamed in 1973 as the Diocese of Jayapura.

 Sport

Jayapura is the home of the Persipura, a professional football club that has produced many famous Indonesian footballers and have won the Indonesia Super League once in the 2008–09 season. Persipura plays its home matches in the Mandala Stadium.

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Harlem beach

I myself have never been there but if you want to find out more click here

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pasir 2 beach

the place is about about 10 km trip from downtown Jayapura. The place still few visitors, this is because the location is slightly hidden. in addition, before they can be to the beach, we had to descend the stairs a lot. This beach directly facing the Pacific Ocean that has waves large enough so that if you want to swim there needs to be very careful. go in there own cost per person must spend Rp 10,000 per person or 50,000 per group (10 people) to makana itself is still not available there so we have to bring their own food to eat there. 

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Pasir 6 beach

a glimpse of this beach:
long beach: 200 m ±
coordinates: 2 ° 29'17 .76 "S - 140 ° 42'42 .90" E
beach sand-like sand on the beach right BaseG reply, it was white.
slope or the slope of the beach is sloping (approximately 20 ° -30 °).
behind the beach there are streams of water ... so when bathing in the sea, can be directly rinsed in fresh water in rivers that flow into this beach.
who make less can swim, berhati2 expected, because the waves of this beach because the bay area and directly dealing with the Pacific Ocean. Also, beware of rip currents is also his (behind the current wave), big enough to pull of the waves.
klo mw walk to the beach, the long journey of approximately 3 km away from residential housing in the very back Bucen VI. On the way, a lot of bad rock rock found Cycloop mountains, forests are still good and also a small waterfall below a cliff. But also a lot of forest in the fuel to be made in the field. 6 sand beach could not be achieved with a motor vehicle in because the location is very remote there are only 2 alternatives to get to the beach using a boat or on foot, because of the difficulty in reaching the beach itself is still less well known but this beach has a very beautiful sights typical Papuan which always amaze with its natural. Read more click here

Simak

Baca secara fonetik

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fishing pond

fishing pond is an alternative place for a weekend in Jayapura deerah famous one with a pool pemacingan is Koya there are share a kind of freshwater fish pond fishing there has complete facilities ranging from podok to lure a fishing pole and bait can be purchased there in there also we can book a mainstay in one of the menu there is fish fresh vegetables served with various sauce. there are very suitable as a reference you in a weekend, especially with family. Read more click here

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MacArthur Monument

 MacArthur Monument is located on Ifar gunung Sentani, Jayapura, which was later known as Mount Makatur. It is said that once General MacArthur landed during World War II, the first time in Papua, at the port Hamadi (now the headquarters of AL Jayapura), then walked up through the Sentani. Makatur hill situated above the lake Sentani, Jayapura city mileage of 45 minutes, past the winding road along the sea berkelak Jayapura, continue winding twists and turns along the Lake Sentani, then continue up the hill. From the hill Makatur we were treated to views of Lake Sentani Sentani airport and runway are visible from above. On this hill there is museum.Monumen McArthur who is a symbol of American and allied armed forces who had ruled the province under the command of General Douglas MacArthur in World War II. Read more click here

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Sentani Lake

 Sentani Lake below the slopes of Mountain Nature Reserve Cycloops that a total of approximately 245,000 hectares. which lies between the City and County of Jayapura Jayapura, Sentani Lake which has an area of ​​approximately 9360 hectares and located at an elevation of + 75 meters above sea level, is one of the largest lake in Papua. Read more click here

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