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Country
  
Indonesia

Time zone
  
WIB (UTC+7)

Province
  
West Papua

Regency
  
Manokwari

Local time
  
Friday 5:43 AM

Waibeem

Weather
  
25°C, Wind W at 0 km/h, 89% Humidity

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. The village has a population of 239 people, 200 people at least speak a language known as the Abun language, common to this coastline.

Contents

Map of Waibeem, Waibem, Abun, Tambrauw Regency, West Papua, Indonesia

2009 Papua earthquakes

In early January 2009, a very large earthquake doublet affected West Papua. The two shocks measured 7.6 and 7.4 on the moment magnitude scale with maximum intensities of VI (Strong) and VIII (Severe).

References

Waibeem Wikipedia