Palindromic Places in Indonesia
Only 55 out of around 75,000 village names in Indonesia read the same way forwards and backwards. Among them, Agisiga and Marsram in Papua hold the title of the longest palindromic village names in the country.
A map of Indonesia plotting 55 village names that read the same forwards and backwards. The dots are spread across the archipelago, with notable clusters in Sumatra (including Ara, Tutut, and Karak), Java (Godog, Kawak, and Kisik), and Papua (Agisiga, Marsram, and Bob). The eastern islands of Maluku and Papua have the highest concentration, including the country's longest palindromic names, Agisiga and Marsram.
