Jayapura regency is a historic regency, not only in the unity of the state administrative system Republic of Indonesian, but in the era of Dutch East Indies and the Netherlands Neuw Guinea made Netherlands. 

The port city of Jayapura was opened by the Dutch as the Hollandia as the city limit signs with Germany control region. of the eastern island papua.

The Jayapura Regency this field had been the first world war the second most formidable power in the western Pacific. when the central defense japan largest military on the shores of Sentani Lake fired on by confederate troops American union occurred after a close encounter distance call, the fleet of war American Union concentrate on mac arthur hills at the foot mountain in the town of Sentani cycloops, whereas in low in the distance is less than located 2 km ruins-japan army headquarters destroyed.

Warfare in the north coast of Papua happens quite exciting, with a strategy to achieve the frog jump Philippines and japan. The legendary war Pacific Douglas Mac Arthur ordered directly from the war, the hill in Sentani town. 

At this time, Jayapura still save objects and evidence of the Pacific war monument like 23 floatation tank of fuel, the airport and pier 2 (shuttle tankers and spruce) in the forest around the coast in the Bay of District Depapre.

With the natural environment lakes, wet tropical forests, mountains, hills, lowland, coastal seas, the Pacific and various native languages, tried to show the integration of Jayapura and the native culture through festivals Of Sentani lake in 2008 that has been opened by the minister of culture and tourism republic indonesian date on 19 June 2008 with the inscription on the beach Khalkote, District of Eastern Sentani.

The Festival is planned to be held each year in a partnership between government (Central, Papua Provinci and Regency of Jayapura) with stake holders and share holders in the tourism and culture to a wider network in order to improve the community spirit of Papua in Jayapura, the archipelago and other countries to recognize and love the natural environment creation God, to maintain the natural preservation of life and promote human civilization on this earth.