Agats

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Agats
Town
A monument in Agats, Asmat Regency, Papua
A monument in Agats, Asmat Regency, Papua
Agats is located in West Papua (province)
Agats
Agats
Location of Agats in Papua
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Country  Indonesia
Province Papua
Regency Asmat Regency

Agats is a town in Asmat Regency, Papua, Indonesia and the administrative center of the Asmat Regency. It had a population of 1,400 as of 2010.[1] The town is located near the estuary of the Aswetsj River.[1] The Dutch set up a government post at Agats in 1938.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Indonesia" by Ryan Ver Berkmoes, Celeste Brash, Muhammad Cohen, Mark Elliott, Guyan Mitra, John Noble, Adam Skolnick, Iain Stewart, and Steve Waters. Lonely Planet. 2010. p. 815.
  2. "Encyclopedia of the Peoples of Asia and Oceania" by Barbara A. West

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