Lake Sentani Festival Ready to Held

Sentani - Community Jayapura, Papua, especially residents who live in the area of Lake Sentani cultural feast is ready to hold a grand Sentani Lake Festival which took place June 19 to 23 had been due to come.
Communities around the lake really was prepared to hold this annual cultural feast.

"From the results of FDS in the field monitoring committee, the community that exists around the lake really was prepared to hold this annual cultural feast," said Chairman of the Committee of FDS Ir. Anna Osh Sawai, in Sentani, Jayapura regency capital, on Tuesday (01/06/2010).

Described, each village has its own advantages such as culinary, craft tempayang households out of clay, and so was ready to take part in this annual cultural feast. Villages around Lake Sentani will mostly visited by domestic tourists and foreign tourists.

Anna said the friendliness of the people welcomed the invited guests while testing a tour of Lake Sentani tour held last week described the community of Jayapura is ready to receive anyone who will come to visit their village.

"They were enthusiastically welcomed our presence with the tourists who come by showing the results of his own handiwork, including culinary-based, such as a typical Papua betatas, sago, etc.," she said.

Development vision that made the town Jayapura Sentani as a tourist destination in Papua realized that ultimately provide added value to the economic improvement of society in this area.


Jayapura District has an area of 17 516 square kilometers and has spread that two new districts and Keerom Sarmi District. A population of 12 369 inhabitants living in 137 villages. Area 110 square kilometers of Lake Sentani. There are 21 small islands decorate this beautiful lake.

FDS will be held on June 19 until June 23, 2010 at Kalkote, District East Sentani, Jayapura regency, Papua, approximately three miles from the center of Sentani, Jayapura regency capital city and is accessible by using a vehicle, either two or four wheels and boats.