The
Manokwari-Northeastern Bird's Head Peninsula Metropolitan Statistical Area , also known as the
Manokwari Metropolitan Area or
Northeastern Bird's Head Peninsula, is the most populous metro area in the province of
West Papua. It is also is the second largest metro area in the region of
Indonesian Papua. In addition to
Manokwari, West Papua's
capital and largest city, the Manokwari metropolitan area spans up to more than 3,000 square miles and had a total 2010 population of 286,079. The area also includes up to 8 cities, 9 towns, and 13 tribal villages with unknown names.