Sarmi | |
Native Name: | Indonesian: Sarmi |
Settlement Type: | town |
Pushpin Map: | Indonesia Western New Guinea |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Indonesia |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Papua |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Type3: | Regency |
Subdivision Name3: | Sarmi Regency |
Area Total Km2: | 419 |
Population As Of: | mid 2022 estimate |
Population Note: | [1] |
Population Total: | 14093 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Indonesia Eastern Time |
Utc Offset: | +9 |
Coordinates: | -1.8526°N 138.7508°W |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | Af |
Sarmi is a coastal town and the administrative center of Sarmi Regency in the province of Papua in Indonesia.
The town resides on the Sarmi Peninsula along the Pacific or north coast of the main island of New Guinea.
The nearby Kumamba Islands are located 10 miles to the north of the Sarmi Peninsula.
Sarmi has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.
In the Papua Railway Development Plan, the province of Papua planned to build a railway connecting Jayapura, Sarmi, Nabire, and finally to connect the first phase of the project in Manokwari, and another branch to connect to Timika. Related issues are still under study.[3] Detailed design and environmental impact studies on the 205 km Sarmi - Jayapura section took place in 2016-17, with land procurement starting in 2018-19, and construction starting after that.