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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 ...
The province of Papua was granted special autonomy through Law no. 21 of 2001. This was a response to independence movements that had been present in the province since it became part of Indonesia, and occurred alongside the renaming of the province from Irian Jaya to Papua.
The province of Papua (Provinsi Papua) in Indonesia is divided into eight kabupaten and one independent kota (city) which in turn are divided administratively into districts, known as distrik under the law of 2001 on "special autonomy for Papua province".
Western New Guinea, also known as Papua, Indonesian New Guinea, and Indonesian Papua, [5] is the western half of the island of New Guinea, formerly Dutch and granted to Indonesia in 1962. Given the island is alternatively named Papua, the region is also called West Papua ( Indonesian : Papua Barat ). [ 6 ]
This is a list of Indonesian provinces by Human Development Index as of 2024. The data are regularly published every year by Statistics Indonesia . [ 1 ] Below also contains list of cities and regencies that has classification of very high HDI as of 2024, as well as historical data of HDI of Indonesian provinces.
Highland Papua (Indonesian: Papua Pegunungan) is a province of Indonesia, which roughly follows the borders of the Papuan customary region of Lano-Pago (often shortened to La Pago). [6] It covers an area of 51,213.33 km 2 (19,773.58 sq mi) and had a population of 1,448,360 according to the official estimates as at mid 2023. [2]
The Papua conflict (Indonesian: Konflik Papua) is an ongoing conflict in Western New Guinea (Papua) between Indonesia and the Free Papua Movement (Indonesian: Organisasi Papua Merdeka, OPM).
Papua: Since 2001 local government has a greater role. The governor is required to be of Papuan origins. [12] Central Papua: The Province split from Papua in 2022. Highland Papua: The Province split from Papua in 2022. This province is the only landlocked province in Indonesia. South Papua: The Province split from Papua in 2022.