Arfak people
Magasa dance of the Arfak people | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| at least 70,000–100,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Indonesia (2010 Census) | 100,000 |
| • Pegunungan Arfak Regency | ±40,000 |
| • Manokwari Regency | ±40,000 |
| • South Manokwari Regency | ±20,000 |
| Languages | |
| Hatam, Meyah, Moile, Sougb, Papuan Malay, and Indonesian | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity (majority) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Hatam, Meyah, Moile, Sougb | |
The Arfak people are an ethnic group inhabiting the Arfak Mountains on the Bird's Head Peninsula in West Papua, Indonesia. The area inhabited by the Arfak people is in Pegunungan Arfak Regency at an altitude of 2,950 metres (9,680 ft) above sea level. The Arfak Mountains border Manokwari Regency to the north, South Manokwari Regency to the east, Teluk Bintuni Regency to the south, and South Sorong Regency to the west.
Pegunungan Arfak Regency is accessible via two main routes: through Manokwari Regency or via South Manokwari Regency.