Yapen
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| Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
| Geographical location | 1 ° 45 ′ S , 136 ° 15 ′ E | |
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| length | 160 km | |
| surface | 2 278 km² | |
| Highest elevation | 1496 m | |
| main place | Serui | |
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Yapen (also Pulau Yapen ) is an island in the Cenderawasih Bay in Indonesia . To the northwest of the island are the Schouten Islands , to the east of Yapen is the Kurudu Island . Here, only 15 miles separate Yapen from the main island of the province, New Guinea . Administratively belongs Yapen the administrative district of Yapen , which in turn in the Indonesian province of Papua is. The main town of the administrative district, Serui , is on Yapen.
geography
Yapen Island is about 160 km long. It has a surface area of 2278 km². Its highest point is 1496 m above sea level. Yapen is of volcanic origin and therefore very fertile. Much of the island is covered with tropical rainforest ; In addition, plantation farming (especially cocoa and coconut palms ) is practiced on the island . Yapen has a unique flora and fauna, with species that z. Sometimes only found in New Guinea or only on Yapen. Different types of pigeons are particularly numerous. Here, for example, the white-headed pigeon occurs, but also birds of paradise such as the Jobi paradise crow or the king's bird of paradise . Since 1995, around a third of the island has been a nature reserve. Nevertheless, the existence of the species living here is endangered by human interference (e.g. forest clearing and the growing population).
population
The inhabitants of Yapens are ethnically not homogeneous and come from different indigenous (see Papua ) as well as peoples who immigrated from the central areas of Indonesia. While the majority of the residents adhere to a Christian faith (often combined with elements from ethnic religions ), the immigrant residents of Yapens are mostly of the Muslim faith. A large part of the population is concentrated in the island's capital Serui in southern Yapens, with around 25,000 inhabitants.
literature
- Bruce M. Beehler , Thane K. Pratt: Birds of New Guinea; Distribution, Taxonomy, and Systematics . Princeton University Press, Princeton 2016, ISBN 978-0-691-16424-3 .