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Jayawijaya District is one district in Papua province, Indonesia. The capital of the district is located in Wamena in the Baliem Valley. Baliem more famous that many people refer to Baliem Valley or Wamena identical to Jayawijaya. In foreign literature Baliem also often referred to as the Great Valley.

Jayawijaya District is one district in Papua province, Indonesia

The capital of the district is located in Wamena in the Baliem Valley

Jayawijaya history is very closely linked to the history of the church in this region, because this region is a region isolated from the outside world, but since the 1950s the missionaries began to arrive and start doing evangelism in this area. Baliem valley was discovered by accident, when Richard Archbold, team leader of the expedition, sponsored by the American Museum of Natural History saw their broad green valley of the glass window of the plane on June 23, 1938. Vision inadvertently this is the beginning of the opening of the isolation Baliem of the world outside.

The same expedition team under Captain Lieutenant Van Areken Teerink and landed in Lake Habema. From there they headed toward the Valley Baliem through Ibele and they set up a base camp in the Baliem Valley.

Unique home dani tribe

Unique home dani tribe

On April 20, 1954, a number of missionaries from the United States, including Dr. Myron Bromley, arrived in the Baliem Valley. The missionary team using a small plane that landed in the Baliem River, precisely in the village of Minimo with the main task of introducing Christianity to People Dani in the Baliem Valley. First Missionary station was established in Hitigima. During the seven (7) months they founded the runway first. Some time later the missionaries found an area that is ideal to be used as a landing aircraft. Areal runways it is adjacent to the area Tribe Mukoko and in this area began to be built airstrips which later evolved into the runway of Wamena today.

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In 1958 the Dutch government started its rule in Baliem Valley, by setting up a postal administration in the areas surrounding the runway, but the Dutch presence in Baliem not for long, because through the long process begins with the signing of the document in the Act in 1969, West Irian returned to the Government of the Republic of Indonesia , so that the Dutch government immediately withdraw from West Papua (Papua).

Topography and climate

Jayawijaya Regency is located in a stretch of Baliem Valley, an alluvial valley that lies at an altitude areas of 1500-2000 m above sea level. The air temperature varied between 14.5 degrees Celsius up to 24.5 degrees Celsius. Within a year the average rainfall is 1900 mm and within a month there are about 16 days of rain. The dry season and the rainy season is difficult to distinguish. Based on the data, March is the month with the heaviest rainfall, while the lowest rainfall was found in July.

how to cook ethnic dani

how to cook ethnic dani

Baliem valley surrounded by mountains Jayawijaya known for peaks of eternal snow, among others: Puncak Trikora (4,750 m), Puncak Mandala (4,700 m) and peak Yamin (4,595 m). This mountain is very attract tourists and researchers of Natural Sciences since its peak which is always covered with snow even in the tropics. Steep mountain slopes and river valleys are narrow and steep characterizes these mountains. Basin fairly broad river valley are just the Baliem Valley Baliem Valley West and East (Wamena).

Natural vegetation wet tropical forests in lowland given opportunity to temperate forest is growing rapidly in this valley. Mountain forest ecosystems thrive at high altitude between 2000-2500 m above sea level.

Demographics and Culture

People Dani in the Baliem valley commonly referred to as "The Valley Dani". The average increase in the population of people Dani is very low compared with other regions in Indonesia, one reason is the reluctance on the mother for having more than two children, the low population Dani in the Baliem Valley. Attitude abstain on the mother as long as there are still breastfed children, make spacing becomes sparse. This is in addition of course because their customs, encourages polygamy. Polygamy occurs mainly in men rich, has a lot of pork. Pigs are the main dowry given male to female relatives. In addition as a dowry, also digunaklan pig as a symbol of the joy or sorrow. Babi also be a means of payment fines against various types of infringing on a custom. In the big traditional feast pigs are never forgotten even become the main consumption.

Prior to 1954, the population Jayawijaya a homogeneous society and live in groups according to indigenous territories, social and tribal confederation respectively. At the present time Jayawijaya already heterogeneous population who come from various regions in Indonesia with social background, culture and religion are different but life mingling and mutual respect.

Transportation

Transport Jayawijaya until today still rely on air transportation, commercial stretch Wamena-Jayapura (in 2011) served by the two airlines, namely Trigana and Nusantara Air Charter. Previously the route was once served by among others by Merpati Nusantara, Manunggal Air, and Aviastar. Route Wamena Wamena-Biak and Merauke are usually served by low TNI Air Force with its C130 Hercules aircraft.

All kinds of goods, both household basic needs, building materials such as cement, iron rods, vehicles such as cars, trucks, buses to heavy equipment such as bulldozers and excavators as well as the need for fuel (petrol and diesel) to Wamena transported by plane.

While ground transportation linking forty Wamena district (district division results in 2011) in the district of Jayawijaya, already accessible by four-wheeled vehicles, or at least with two-wheeled vehicles. Wamena road connecting the district capital of the division is to Tiom (Lanny Jaya district District), Karubaga (Tolikara), Elelim (Yalimo). Road up to Kurima District in Yahukimo already exist, but the constraints of landslides that always happens on the river Yetni made part of the road is not always accessible by four-wheel kendaraat.

A road segment that is expected to connect Wamena Kenyam (nduga regency) being built, but because the street is crossed Lorentz National Park area, for temporary road construction is being delayed pending further study.

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