Ransiki


Ransiki is a small town and also an administrative district of 178.61 km2 which includes that town, in the Indonesian province of West Papua. The town is the administrative seat of the South [Manokwari Regency]. In 2010, there were 7,683 people in Ransiki District, which rose to 16,245 at the 2020 census and was officially estimated at 18,303 in mid 2024.
The town is served by Ransiki Airport.

History

During World War II a ship sank off the Ransiki coastline.

Climate

Ransiki has a tropical rainforest climate with moderate to heavy rainfall year-round.