Yapen Island

Yapen Island

YAPEN ISLAND

Yapen Waropen include Yape Island and the mainland that the width Waropen.Pulau Yapen 2033 square kilometers with five districts, while the mainland, separated by Waropen Saireri Strait 16,723 square kilometers wide with only three districts. Administrative center located on the island Yapen, precisely in the District Yapen Yapen Waropen Selatan.Wilayah bordering straits ° C and Biak in the north, and Cenderawasih Waropen in the south, and Cenderawasih Manokwari District in the west, and Waropen in east. Yapen Waropen regional economy depends predominantly on the forestry sector. Forest area that can be exploited around 880,000 hectares of forest covering the production, limited production, and production forests in conservation can be. Production of forest products Yapen Waropen form of logs and processed timber. Another follow-up forest products that have population is rattan, resin, leather MASOHI, aloes and nipah.Hasil good forest in the form of logs, processed timber forest products follow-up maupu other colors strong local trade, national, and foreign countries. Marketing of logs sent to Kalimantan, Surabaya, Semarang and Jakarta. Meanwhile, other processed wood products marketed to Surabaya, also penetrate the Japanese and Australian markets. In addition, with the potential of forests owned, businesses in the wood processing industry can be a source of economic driving ini.Kekayaan forest districts in the timber is not alone. Yapen island in the forest there are five species of birds of Paradise. Typical species of Papua island has become a tourist attraction known environment. Even in Barawai Village, East Yapen, Bird of Paradise King found a large and very beautiful. Tourism sector can also be developed to remember the potential of such cultural traditions, ceremonies and traditional dances are inherent in daily life tribes here that could attract tourists. Plantation sector, chocolate became the belle of the plant population. Chocolate became one Yapen Waropen potential commodities that have been developed since the Dutch colonial era. These areas continue to be developed and prioritized plant becomes brown chocolate producer in the second after Papua.Urutan coconut chocolate is popular. Most of the coconuts are grown naturally in the forests and beaches, not deliberately planted by residents.

YAPEN ISLAND

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