Lobo, Indonesia Explained

Lobo
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Indonesia Western New Guinea
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the town in Indonesian Papua
Pushpin Map1:Indonesia
Pushpin Label Position1:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption1:Location of the town in Indonesia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Indonesia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:West Papua
Subdivision Type2:Regency
Subdivision Name2:Kaimana Regency
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Kaimana
Timezone:WIT
Utc Offset:+9
Coordinates:-3.75°N 139°W

Lobo is a village (kampung) in Kaimana district, Kaimana Regency, West Papua, Indonesia, off the coast of Bay of Kaimana.[1] The settlement was established in 1828 by the Dutch.[2] They established the Fort Du Bus at Lobo with the official opening on August 24, 1828.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.welt-atlas.de/datenbank/karten/karte-6-659.gif Welt Atlas
  2. http://www.janesoceania.com/papua_history/index.htm West Papua History
  3. http://www.etan.org/etanpdf/2009/Papuan%20Consensus.pdf Etan