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The city borders the Pacific Ocean and Yos Sudarso Bay to the north, the country of Papua New Guinea to the east, Keerom Regency to the south, and Jayapura Regency to the west. With a population of 398,478 according to the 2020 census , [ 4 ] Jayapura is the most populous city in the entire island of New Guinea , surpassing Port Moresby , the ...
20th–century figurine from East Sepik Province. Papua New Guinean art refers to visual art created in Papua New Guinea or by Papua New Guinean artists.Papua New Guinea has been inhabited by humans for roughly 50,000 years; throughout that period, the hundreds of distinct ethnic groups of the island developed unique artistics traditions and styles.
Papua New Guinea is divided into four regions, which are its broadest administrative divisions of Papua New Guinea.While the 22 provincial-level divisions are the primary administrative divisions of PNG, the regions are quite significant in daily life, as they are often the basis for organisation of government services (such as police), corporate operations, sporting competitions, and even the ...
Manokwari is a coastal town and the capital of the Indonesian province of West Papua.It is one of only seven provincial capitals of Indonesia without a city status.It is also the administrative seat of Manokwari Regency.
Yapen Islands Regency is a regency (kabupaten) in Papua Province of eastern Indonesia.It covers an area of 2,432.49 km 2 (939.19 sq mi), and had a population of 82,951 at the 2010 Census [2] and 112,676 at the 2020 Census; [3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 115,056 (comprising 58,854 males and 56,202 females). [1]
Merauke Regency is a regency in the far south of the Indonesian province of South Papua.It covers an area of 45,013.35 km 2, and had a population of 195,716 at the 2010 Census [3] and 230,932 at the 2020 Census; [4] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 243,722, comprising 126,508 males and 117,214 females. [1]
Merauke was the site of an Allied air and naval base, Naval Base Merauke, during World War II and there was ground fighting between Australian and Japanese patrols in the area. [6] The expression "Sabang to Merauke" is used as shorthand for the territorial extent of Indonesia from west to east, for instance in the name of Sabang Merauke Raya ...
The location of Papua New Guinea An enlargeable map of Papua New Guinea. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Papua New Guinea: . Papua New Guinea is a sovereign island nation of Oceania comprising the eastern half of the Island of New Guinea [a] and numerous offshore islands in the western South Pacific Ocean. [1]