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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.
Lake Laut Tawar (Indonesian: Danau Laut Tawar) is a lake in Central Aceh Regency of Aceh Province, Indonesia. [1] It is located at 4°36′43″N 96°55′25″E / 4.61194°N 96.92361°E / 4.61194; 96.
Balai Besar Konservasi Sumber Daya Alam Papua Barat Bintuni Bay ( Indonesian : Teluk Bintuni ) is the eastward extension or inner bay of Berau Gulf in western New Guinea . It separates the Bird's Head Peninsula on the north from the Bomberai Peninsula on the south.
There are numerous diving sites in the islands close to Labuan Bajo - but in some places currents can be dangerously strong and much carefulness is required - notably at Batu Bolong site (whose name means "hole in the rock", in the Linta Strait), also called "Current City" for that reason [10] [11] To the north are Sabolon kecil, Sabolon besar and Seraya kecil; to the west are Sebayur (outside ...
Provinces have a local government, consisting of a governor (Gubernur) and a regional legislative body (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Provinsi). The governor and members of local representative bodies are elected by popular vote for five-year terms, but governors can only serve for two terms.
The Maluku Barat Daya Regency is administratively composed of seventeen districts (kecamatan), whose areas (in km 2) and 2013 officially estimated populations are listed below.: [3] The districts are formally grouped into three archipelagoes – the Terselatan Group (including Wetar, as well as Kisar and Romang Islands), the Lemola Group (Letti ...
The Natuna Sea (Indonesian: Laut Natuna) is an extensive shallow sea located around the Natuna Regency, extending south of the Riau Islands, east of the Lingga Regency and west of Borneo, to the Bangka Belitung Islands. The islands of the Badas and Tambelan Archipelago are located at its center.
West Papua (Indonesian: Papua Barat), formerly Irian Jaya Barat (West Irian), is an Indonesian province located in Indonesia Papua.It covers most of the two western peninsulas of the island of New Guinea: the eastern half of the Bird's Head Peninsula (or Doberai Peninsula) and the whole of the Bomberai Peninsula, along with nearby smaller islands.