Waibeem
| Waibeem | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Waibeem Location of the town in the Bird's Head Peninsula | |
| Coordinates: 0°28′S 132°58′E / 0.467°S 132.967°ECoordinates: 0°28′S 132°58′E / 0.467°S 132.967°E | |
| Country |
 Indonesia |
| Province | West Papua |
| Regency | Manokwari |
| Population | |
| • Total | 239 |
| Time zone | WIB (UTC+7) |
Waibeem or Waibim is a village in West Papua, Indonesia. The town is located on the northern coast of the Bird's Head Peninsula, also known as the Vogelkop peninsula.[1][2] The village has a population of 239 people, 200 people at least speak a language known as the Abun language, common to this coastline.[3] In early January 2009, a major earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 on the Richter Scale took place with its epicentre near Waibeem.[4] The earthquake created tsunamis.
References
- ↑ Family Reference Atlas of the World (Second Edition). National Geographic Society. p. 189.
- ↑ South Pacific Commission (1960). Technical paper. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
- ↑ "ABUN" (PDF). Papuaweb.org. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
- ↑ "Major Quake, Papua, Indonesia". Wildland. 4 January 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
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