Okaba
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| subdivision_name1 = South Papua
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| subdivision_name2 = Merauke Regency
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Okaba is a coastal town in Merauke Regency, South Papua, Indonesia.
History
File:Dutch officers in front of their quarters, Okaba.jpg
The village was established as a government post and a police station in 1907 by the Dutch, not long after the foundation of Merauke in 1902. The goal was to stop Marind-anim headhunting raids in the area. In July 1910, a catholic mission was founded there by the Dutch priest Jos van der Kolk. Although the mission shut down in 1915, it reopened in 1922, under the supervision of a Belgian priest, Peter Vertenten, who had previously worked in Belgian Congo.Steenbrink, Karel. (2008) pp.237, 240
In August 1943, a small outpost of the Australian army under the command of an infantry sergeant was established there, as part of the defense of Merauke against a possible Japanese invasion.Dexter (1961). p. 812 After the Dutch withdrawal from Western New Guinea in 1962, it became part of Indonesia.
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Climate
Okaba has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) with heavy rainfall from November to May to and moderate to little rainfall from June to October.
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| Jan high C = 31.1
| Feb high C = 30.9
| Mar high C = 31.0
| Apr high C = 31.0
| May high C = 30.4
| Jun high C = 29.4
| Jul high C = 28.7
| Aug high C = 29.1
| Sep high C = 30.4
| Oct high C = 31.3
| Nov high C = 32.0
| Dec high C = 31.7
| Jan mean C = 27.1
| Feb mean C = 27.0
| Mar mean C = 27.1
| Apr mean C = 27.0
| May mean C = 26.5
| Jun mean C = 25.5
| Jul mean C = 25.0
| Aug mean C = 24.9
| Sep mean C = 25.7
| Oct mean C = 26.6
| Nov mean C = 27.3
| Dec mean C = 27.4
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| Jan low C = 23.1
| Feb low C = 23.1
| Mar low C = 23.2
| Apr low C = 23.0
| May low C = 22.6
| Jun low C = 21.6
| Jul low C = 21.3
| Aug low C = 20.8
| Sep low C = 21.0
| Oct low C = 21.9
| Nov low C = 22.6
| Dec low C = 23.1
|precipitation colour= green
|Jan precipitation mm=288
|Feb precipitation mm=229
|Mar precipitation mm=277
|Apr precipitation mm=190
|May precipitation mm=135
|Jun precipitation mm=52
|Jul precipitation mm=48
|Aug precipitation mm=20
|Sep precipitation mm=26
|Oct precipitation mm=64
|Nov precipitation mm=132
|Dec precipitation mm=214
|source 1 = Climate-Data.org{{cite web
|url = https://en.climate-data.org/location/600859/
|title = Climate: Okaba
|publisher=Climate-Data.org
|accessdate = July 25, 2020}}
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References
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Bibliography
- {{cite book |last=Steenbrink |first=Karel |title=Catholics in Indonesia, 1808-1942: A Documented History |volume=2: The Spectacular Growth of a Self Confident Minority, 1903-1942 |year=2008 |publisher=KITLV Press |location=Leiden, Netherlands |isbn=9-0671-8260-5}}
- {{cite book |last=Dexter |first=David |title=The New Guinea Offensives |url=https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/RCDIG1070205/|series=Australia in the War of 1939–1945. Series 1 – Army. Volume 6. |year=1961 |publisher=Australian War Memorial |location=Canberra |oclc=2028994}}
- {{cite web |last1=Statistics Indonesia |title=Kecamatan Okaba Dalam Angka 2019 (Okaba Subdistrict in Numbers, 2019) |url=https://meraukekab.bps.go.id/publication/2019/10/01/0036ab3f9e7c3c628a6ce016/kecamatan-okaba-dalam-angka-2019.html |language=indonesian}}
Category:Populated places in South Papua
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