Kalobo is a village on the north-eastern coast of the island of Salawati in the Raja Ampat Archipelago of the Indonesia province of Southwest Papua.

It is the administrative headquarters of the district of Central Salawati.

[3] Originally established as a transmigration village for settlers from the overpopulated parts of western Indonesia, it has since expanded with people from nearby parts of Salawati.

These include settlers from the village of Samate (who speak the Ma'ya language),[4] as well as interior-oriented groups, some of whom are speakers of a language/dialect known variously as Banlol, Butleh[5] or Metli,[6] while others speak the closely related Kawit.

[8] This situation of diversity has enabled the widespread use of a variety of Malay (the lingua franca of the Raja Ampat Islands).