Manokwari is a city and regency (district) in West Irian Jaya in Indonesia, at the western end of New Guinea. Map showing West Irian Jaya province in Indonesia West Irian Jaya (Indonesian: Irian Jaya Barat) is a province of Indonesia on the western end of the island of New Guinea. ...
The city of Manokwari becomes the capital of West New Guinea since Dutch colonization.
Located at the northern part of the Irian mainland, Manokwari lays on the beautiful surrounding gorges, the main interest around Manokwari includes Gunung Meja Park, from where you can view the scenery of Manokwari town, Amban beach, Anggi Lake and Arfak Reserve.
Manokwari is also famous as Fruit City, you can find almost every fruits in town.
Manokwari town, also known as Fruit Town, was the first post of the Netherlands New Guinea Government in Irian Barat (the former name for Papua).
Manokwari was also the first place from where the Gospel was introduced to the Irianese by the two Protestant pastors, Ottow and Geisler, who landed there on February 5, 1855.
Manokwari has a wet climate with an annual rainfall average of 2.688 mm, an annual rainy day average of 123.
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