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Fakfak ((:ˈfaʔfaʔ)) is a town in Indonesia and seat of the Fakfak Regency.〔(Welt Atlas )〕 It had a population of 12,566 at the 2010 Census.〔Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.〕 It is served by Fakfak Airport. It is the only town in West Papua with a Muslim Indian and Arab Indonesian presence. ==History== Historically Fakfak was a significant port town, being one of the few Papuan towns that had relations with the Sultanate of Ternate, being bound to it. The Sultanate later granted the Dutch colonial government permission to settle in Papua, including in Fakfak.〔 The Dutch began settlement in 1898.〔 The town still has some colonial buildings remaining from this settlement. The Japanese 1st Detachment landed in Fakfak on April 1, 1942.〔(Pacific Wrecks )〕 The small KNIL garrison surrendered without a fight and later a small garrison of 67 men of the 24th Special Base Unit occupied the area. Fakfak is now an isolated town, not often used for the import and export of goods.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fakfak」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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