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The Free Papua Movement or Free Papua Organization (Indonesian: Organisasi Papua Merdeka, OPM) is a name given to a separatist movement that aims to separate West Papua from Indonesia and establish an independent state in the region.
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".
31 July 2011: Rebels attacked a car in Papua with guns, axes and knives killing one soldier and three civilians and also wounding seven; OPM denied responsibility. [40] [41] 1 August 2011: The National Police said that members of the Free Papua Movement killed four civilians near Tanjakan Gunung Merah, Paniai. [42]
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 ...
Sorong experienced rapid growth during the decade from 2010, and further growth is anticipated as Sorong becomes linked by road to other frontier towns in Papua's Bird's Head Peninsula. The official estimate of population as of mid 2023 was 294,978 - comprising 154,543 males and 140,435 females. [ 1 ]
The Territory of Papua comprised the southeastern quarter of the island of New Guinea from 1883 to 1975. In 1883, the Government of Queensland annexed this territory for the British Empire. [ 2 ] The United Kingdom Government refused to ratify the annexation but in 1884 a protectorate was proclaimed over the territory, then called British New ...
It covers an area of 18,034.0 km 2 (note that the province-level Statistics Bureau gives an alternate area figure of 14,068.37 km 2), and had a population of 32,971 at the 2010 Census [2] and 41,515 at the 2020 Census; [3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 42,680. [1] The regency's administrative centre is at the town of Sarmi.
Jayapura (formerly Hollandia) is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of Papua.It is situated on the northern coast of New Guinea island and covers an area of 940.0 km 2 (362.9 sq mi).