Official Village Profile

Samate Village

A village in North Salawati District, Raja Ampat Regency, Southwest Papua. A former seat of the Salawati Kingdom on the northern coast of Salawati Island.

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480Residents
126Households
4Neighbourhood units (RT)
2Community units (RW)

Data as of 11 July 2025

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Get to know Samate Village

Official village information, organised so residents and visitors can find what they need.

Profile

Location, brief history, and administrative standing of the village.

Government

Village officials, the council, RW and RT heads, and civil defence.

Data & Statistics

Population, religion, livelihoods, and education.

History & WWII Heritage

A former seat of the Salawati Kingdom and traces of World War II.

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Scenery, sago, and the historical heritage of the village.

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History

A former seat of the Salawati Kingdom

Samate was once the seat of government of the Salawati Kingdom in the northern part of Salawati Island. That standing left a long imprint on the social and customary order of the village to this day.

Its waters and shores also hold World War II relics: Japanese hideout caves and shipwrecks resting on the seabed.

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World War II relic in Samate Village (1)

Location

The jetty and the village location

The sea gateway to Samate Village, on the coast of North Salawati District.

Coordinates -0.966097, 131.0723223. Map source: Google Maps.Open the interactive map in Google Maps