Bupul Explained

Bupul
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Indonesia Western New Guinea#Indonesia
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Western New Guinea and Indonesia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Indonesia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:South Papua
Subdivision Type2:Regency
Subdivision Name2:Merauke Regency
Area Total Km2:949,56
Population As Of:2018 est.
Population Total:561[1]
Population Density Km2:0,59
Timezone:WIB
Utc Offset:+9
Coordinates:-7.55°N 191°W
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Af

Bupul (Dutch: Boepel) is an inland village in Merauke Regency, South Papua, Indonesia.

History

At the time of the Dutch arrival in the first half of the 20th century, the region was inhabited by the Yei people.In July 1943, a radar station was established there by the Australian Army to spot Japanese airplanes coming from the north to bomb Merauke. When the main Japanese bases on the northern coast of New Guinea at Madang and Aitape/Wewak were either captured or neutralised, the sector covered by the station became less relevant. In May 1944, the radar was moved west to Mapi, at the confluence of the Digoel and Kawarga River.[2]

Oil palm plantations were established around the village by Indonesian planters in 2013, leading to a conflict with the local Yei people over the future of the surrounding forest.[3]

References

Notes and References

  1. Indonesian statistics. (2019). p.27.
  2. Simmonds, Ed (2002). pp.26–30
  3. Paino, Christopel (2017)