Sailolof | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Indonesia Western New Guinea#Indonesia |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the town in Western New Guinea##Location of the town in Indonesia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Indonesia |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Southwest Papua |
Subdivision Type2: | Regency |
Subdivision Name2: | Sorong |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Salawati Selatan |
Population As Of: | mid 2021 estimate |
Population Note: | [1] |
Population Total: | 581 |
Timezone: | WIT |
Utc Offset: | +9 |
Coordinates: | -1.25°N 176°W |
Postal Code: | 98424 |
Sailolof (also known as Kampung Sailolof) is a small port town in the province of Southwest Papua, Indonesia, some 1,686 miles from Jakarta. It is located on the west coast of Salawati Island in Sorong Regency. and is the administrative centre for the South Salawati District (Kecamatan Salawati Selatan) of Sorong Regency. Sailolof also constitutes a historic kingdom one of the Four Kings of Raja Ampat Islands in Southwest Papua.[2] The town is located near the western coastal tip of the Bird's Head Peninsula.