Sorong is the largest city and the capital of the Indonesian province of Southwest Papua. The city is located on the western tip of the island of New Guinea with its only land borders being with Sorong Regency. It is the gateway to Indonesia's Raja Ampat Islands, species rich coral reef islands in an area considered the heart of the world's coral reef biodiversity.
It also is the logistics hub for Indonesia's thriving eastern oil and gas frontier. Sorong has experienced exponential growth since 2010, and further growth is anticipated as Sorong becomes linked by road to other frontier towns in Papua's Bird's Head Peninsula.
At Tembok Berlin beach area, many seafood hawkers open in the evening.
There are many coffee shops around the city.
Keripik keladi is a Sorong taro chip, the famous one is the sweet spicy variant.
There are some roads into Sorong from nearby villages, but in practice the only ways to get into the city are by plane or by ferry.
You can get around by taksi (minivan) or ojek (motorcycle taxi).
Most people fly to Sorong to go to Raja Ampat. One usually must transit in Sorong, and most people take an early flight so they can catch the ferry to Waisai (see below).
