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Merauke is the economic centre of South Papua, while its administrative centre is the town of Salor located in Kurik District of Merauke Regency, around 60 km northwest of Merauke town. [8] South Papua landscape predominantly consists of lowland areas characterized by extensive swamps and massive rivers such as the Digul and Maro.
Islam first arrived in the Raja Ampat Islands in the 15th century due to political and economic contacts with the Bacan Sultanate. [10] During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Maluku -based Sultanate of Tidore had close economic and political ties with the islands, especially with Gurabesi .
The districts of Papua (as now reduced by the reorganisation of July 2022, which separated twenty regencies previously part of Papua Province into three new provinces of Central Papua, Highland Papua and South Papua) and their respective regencies are as follows (as of December 2019).
Mappi Regency is a regency (kabupaten) in the Indonesian province of South Papua. It was split off from Merauke Regency (of which it had been a component part) on 12 November 2002. It covers an area of 25,609.94 km 2 , and had a population of 81,658 at the 2010 Census [ 2 ] and 108,295 at the 2020 Census; [ 3 ] the official estimate as at mid ...
The province of South Papua (Provinsi Papua Selatan) in Indonesia is divided into four kabupaten which in turn are divided administratively into districts, known as distrik under the law of 2001 on "special autonomy for Papua province".
In 2002, Papua adopted its current name and was granted a special autonomous status under Indonesian legislation. Papua is a province rich in natural resources and cultural diversity, offering great potential for future development. As of 2020, Papua had a GDP per capita of Rp 56.1 million (US$ 3,970), placing it 11th among Indonesian provinces ...
Southwest Papua (Indonesian: Papua Barat Daya) is the 38th province of Indonesia to be created, and was split off from West Papua on 8 December 2022. [4] Despite being named southwest, it is a misnomer and this province is actually located in the northwest edge of Papua .
South Manokwari Regency is a regency of West Papua Province of Indonesia. It was formed in 2013 from the southern districts of Manokwari Regency , and covers an area of 2,812.44 km 2 . The population of the area now comprised in the new regency was 18,564 at the 2010 Census, [ 2 ] which rose to 35,949 at the 2020 Census; [ 3 ] the official ...