THE ORIGIN AND HISTORY.......................

The origin of the name of Raja Ampat according to local myth comes from a woman who found seven eggs. Four grains of which hatch into four princes who split up and each one becomes king who ruled in Waigeo, Salawati, Misool Misool East and West. Meanwhile, the other three eggs into a ghost, a woman, and a stone.

In the course of history,  Raja Ampat area has long been inhabited by the nobility and implement a custom Maluku. In this system, a set of human beings. Each village is headed by a king. Since its establishment five Muslim sultanates in Maluku, Raja Ampat to claim part of the Sultanate of Tidore. After the defeat of the Sultanate of Tidore Netherlands, Raja Ampat Islands became part of the Dutch East Indies claim.