Okaba
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Okaba | |
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Village | |
 Okaba village at dusk | |
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| Coordinates: 8°05′S 139°43′E / 8.083°S 139.717°E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province |  Papua |
| Regency | Merauke Regency |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,406 km2 (2,859 sq mi) |
| Population (2018 est.) | |
• Total | 1,270[1] |
| • Density | 1,714/km2 (4,440/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (WIB) |
| Climate | Af |
Okaba is a coastal town in Merauke Regency, Papua, Indonesia.
History
The village was established as a government post and a police station in 1907 by the Dutch, not long after the foundation of Merauke in 1902. The goal was to stop Marind-anim headhunting raids in the area. In July 1910, a catholic mission was founded there by the Dutch priest Jos van der Kolk. Although the mission shut down in 1915, it reopened in 1922, under the supervision of a Belgian priest, Peter Vertenten, who had previously worked in Belgian Congo.[2] In August 1943, a small outpost of the Australian army under the command of an infantry sergeant was established there, as part of the defense of Merauke against a possible Japanese invasion.[3] After the Dutch withdrawal from Western New Guinea in 1962, it became part of Indonesia.
References
Bibliography
- Steenbrink, Karel (2008). Catholics in Indonesia, 1808-1942: A Documented History. Vol. Volume 2: The Spectacular Growth of a Self Confident Minority, 1903–1942. Leiden, Netherlands: KITLV Press. ISBN 9-0671-8260-5.
{{cite book}}:|volume=has extra text (help) - Dexter, David (1961). The New Guinea Offensives. Australia in the War of 1939–1945. Series 1 – Army. Volume 6. Canberra: Australian War Memorial. OCLC 2028994.
- Statistics Indonesia. "Kecamatan Okaba Dalam Angka 2019 (Okaba Subdistrict in Numbers, 2019)" (in Indonesian).
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