Bird's Head Peninsula

"Bird's Head" redirects here. For tectonic plate, see Bird's Head Plate. For languages, see Bird's Head languages.

Bird's Head Peninsula (Kepala Burung)
Doberai Peninsula
Region
Bird's Head Peninsula seen from space (false color)
Country	Indonesia
Provinces	West Papua
Cities	Manokwari,Sorong, Aimas,Bintuni,Teminabuan,Sausapor
Highest point	Pegunungan Arfak
- location	Arfak Mountains
- elevation	2,955 m (9,695 ft)
Lowest point
- location	Along coast
Area	55,604 km2(21,469 sq mi)
Population	402,126 (2010)
Density	7/km2(18/sq mi)
Timezone	EIT (UTC+9)
ISO 3166-2	ID-IJ
License Plate	DS

The Bird's Head Peninsula (Indonesian:Kepala Burung, Dutch: Vogelkop) or Doberai Peninsula is a large peninsula that makes up the northwest portion of the island of New Guinea and the major part of the Province of West Papua, Indonesia. (See also Bird's Tail Peninsula.)